About the LEA

The Basic Mandate program at Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a fulltime, 17 week, paramilitary structured program with a stringent admission process. Our program currently runs three times a year. The classes run Monday through Friday from 7:30 in the morning until 6:15 in the evening with some night training throughout the course. It also involves daily physical fitness training. There are no online or part-time classes for this program. Upon graduation you will be a POST certified Law Enforcement Officer.

The LEA program is financial aid eligible; Federal student loans, PELL grant, including HOPE Grant, GI Bill, etc. Also, as a pre-service student (one who is not already hired by a law enforcement agency) you will have an estimated $900 out of pocket charges to get in the program. You have to pay for your own background investigation, fingerprints, P.O.S.T. processing fees, uniforms, duty gear, etc.

The admissions process includes the following:

College Entrance Exam

Thorough Background Investigation including Criminal History
No felony convictions
Or sufficient misdemeanors showing pattern of disregard for the law
Must possess good moral character
No extensive drug use/abuse 

Medical examination

Drug screen

Must be a minimum of 18 years old

Provide documentation of
Proof of High School graduation or GED
Proof of US or naturalized citizenship
Military Service Record (if applicable)
Certified Birth Certificate

Must have a valid Class C Georgia Driver’s License

Uniform and Duty gear required

2013 Class Schedule

2013-013 January 7, 2013 – May 2, 2013
2013-014 April 29, 2013 – August 23, 2013
2013-015 August 19, 2013 – December 17, 2013

2014 Class Schedule

2014-016 January 6, 2014 – May 1, 2014
2014-017 April 28, 2014 – August 22, 2014
2014-018 August 18, 2014 – December 16, 2014

Applications typically accepted up to 45 days prior to Class start date; please contact Academy for specific deadlines.  Selective admissions are typically a 6-8 week process.

For more information please contact:

Ms. Karen Carter, Program Assistant
carterk@gptc.edu or (404) 297-9522 ext. 5046

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