Texas BPOC academies.
A directory of Texas TCOLE-approved Basic Peace Officer Course academies, grouped by type. Community colleges take walk-in tuition-paying cadets; agency academies sponsor the cadets they hire. Always confirm current program status and cost with the academy before you commit.
Community-college academies.
ACC runs one of the longest-standing community-college BPOC programs in the state.
Collin College operates a BPOC academy at its McKinney campus, serving Collin County and the northeast DFW metro.
Dallas College operates a BPOC academy through its public-service programs.
The primary Coastal Bend BPOC provider, based in Corpus Christi.
EPCC serves West Texas with a BPOC program and criminal-justice degrees.
HCC offers a full BPOC and additional criminal-justice pathways.
Lone Star College runs BPOC through its University Park campus corporate college.
NCTC runs a regional BPOC academy serving North Texas counties.
Part of the Alamo Colleges system; a long-running South Texas BPOC provider.
TCC runs BPOC at its Northwest campus alongside broader criminal-justice programs.
Victoria College runs a BPOC academy serving the Victoria and Golden Crescent region.
Agency (city / county / state) academies.
APD runs its own academy for hired cadets; cadets earn a training salary through the program.
DPD runs its own BPOC academy for hired cadets.
HCSO academy trains cadets for the sheriff office and provides regional BPOC.
HPD sponsors cadets through its own academy; a competitive hiring process precedes admission.
SAPD trains its own recruits at its academy in San Antonio.
DPS runs its own long-form academy for Texas Highway Patrol Trooper trainees.
Regional and consortium academies.
AACOG runs a regional BPOC academy serving the 12-county Alamo Area region.
ATCOG provides regional BPOC training for the nine-county Ark-Tex region along the Arkansas border.
BVCOG serves a seven-county region centered on Bryan-College Station with regional BPOC training.
CAPCOG runs the regional academy for the 10-county Central Texas region around Austin.
CTCOG operates the regional academy for the Killeen-Temple-Fort Cavazos area.
CBCOG provides regional law enforcement training for the 11-county Coastal Bend region.
CVCOG runs the regional academy for the 13-county Concho Valley region.
DETCOG offers regional BPOC training for the 12-county Deep East Texas region.
ETCOG operates the regional academy for the 14-county East Texas region.
GCRPC runs the regional academy for the seven-county Golden Crescent region.
HOTCOG operates the regional academy for the six-county Heart of Texas region around Waco.
H-GAC runs the regional academy for the 13-county Gulf Coast region.
LRGVDC provides regional BPOC training for the four-county Lower Rio Grande Valley.
MRGDC serves the nine-county Middle Rio Grande region with regional law enforcement training.
Nortex RPC provides regional BPOC training for the 11-county North Central Texas region.
NCTCOG operates the regional academy for the 16-county DFW metroplex region.
PRPC operates the regional academy for the 26-county Texas Panhandle region.
PBRPC provides regional BPOC training for the 17-county Permian Basin region.
A shared academy jointly operated by the Plano and Richardson police departments, training cadets hired by either agency.
RGCOG serves the six-county Far West Texas region with regional BPOC training.
SETRPC provides regional BPOC training for the three-county Southeast Texas region.
SPAG runs the regional academy for the 15-county South Plains region around Lubbock.
The Texas Engineering Extension Service delivers BPOC alongside a large catalog of specialized law-enforcement courses.
Texoma COG provides regional BPOC training for the three-county Texoma region along the Red River.
WCTCOG operates the regional academy for the 19-county West Central Texas region.
University-based programs.
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