Academy Based Partnerships

Partnerships within the State of Arizona

• Arizona Department of Public Safety
• Arizona Department of Corrections
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
• Mesa Police Department
• Phoenix Police Department

Partnerships outside of the State of Arizona

• Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department
• Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
• Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commissions
• New Mexico Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
• Richmond, Virginia Police Department
• Texas Commission Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education

In addition to academy-based partnerships, Rio Salado College also provides advanced coursework with college credit or continuing education units, in partnership with the following agencies:

Continuing Education Partnerships

• Arizona Department of Public Safety
• Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
• Chandler Police Department
• Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
• Mesa Police Department
• Phoenix Police Department

Partnerships between many of the nation's major law enforcement agencies and Rio Salado College represent the opening gate for the continuing education of law enforcement officers nationwide. The skills and proficiencies taught at these academies were analyzed by Rio Salado curriculum specialists, who then built a comprehensive academic program around them.

As the eighteen courses that constitute the program are successfully completed at these academies, registered students earn a total of up to 39 semester hours of academic credit from Rio Salado College. In addition, the students who successfully complete the academy are awarded a Certificate of Completion in Law Enforcement Technology (the number of credits earned through academies in states other than Arizona is dependent upon that particular academy's curriculum).

Registered Corrections officers who successfully complete the ten courses of the corrections program at the Arizona Correctional Officer Academy, earn a total of 21 semester hours of academic credit from Rio Salado College. In addition, the students who successfully complete the academy are awarded a Certificate of Completion in Corrections Technology.

Registered Detention Officers who successfully complete the eight courses of the detention program at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Detention Academy, earn a total of 18 semester hours of academic credit from Rio Salado College. In addition, the officers who successfully complete the academy are awarded a Certification of completion in Detention.