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Front Row (L to R): Kristen Thomas, Ragan Williams, Dorothy
Stringer, Marissa Kennedy, Amber Schutte; Back
Row (L to R): Jacob
Rife, Nathan Mahaffy, Elijah Sims, Reagan Morrett, and Commander Joe
Mahan.
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Edison State Students Complete Police Training
Edison State Community College’s Peace Officer Academy honored nine
students in December following their successful completion of the
23-week program.
Students of the program met for six days each week, beginning on July
8, totaling 752 hours of training. The curriculum of the program is
certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) and
covers all aspects of law enforcement training, including
administration, firearms, subject control, and investigation.
“This is another fine class of cadets who are willing to serve and
protect the citizens of the State of Ohio. This class was unique
because it was the first time in our 16-year history that the females
outnumbered the males in the class, two to one,” said Joseph Mahan,
Basic Peace Officer Academy Commander.
“Should any agency give these graduates the opportunity to serve, they
all have been given the basic training knowledge to start their career.
Once they meet the respective agencies’ hiring standards, the rest is
up to them.”
Academy students can continue their education at Edison State and earn
an associate’s degree by taking classes on campus or online. Following
successful completion of the police officer program, cadets are
required to pass the state certification exam.
Edison State offered the first Basic Peace Officer Academy in 2003, and
the class that completed academic requirements this spring was from the
thirty-eighth academy. Throughout its sixteen-year history, the program
has enrolled 633 students.
Of the total number of cadets who qualified to sit for the State
Certification Exam, and passed, 77.48-percent of them have been sworn
in as a law enforcement officer in the State of Ohio, representing 60
different Police agencies in the State.
In the 2019 calendar year, 18 Academy graduates have been sworn in at
such agencies as Anna Police Department, Arcanum Police Department,
Botkins Police Department, Bowersville Police Department, Butler
Township Police Department, Covington Police Department, Eaton Police
Department, Greenville Police Department, Jackson Center Police
Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Office, Miami County Sheriff’s
Office, Piqua Police Department, Port Jefferson Police Department, and
Sidney Police Department.
For more information about joining the upcoming academy, contact
Veronica French at vfrench@edisonohio.edu or 937-778-7865. Those
interested in entering the academy must be 21 years of age and eligible
to own a weapon.
Fall 2019 Police Officer Academy students who completed credit hour requirements:
Marissa Kennedy, of Sidney; Nathan Mahaffy, of Covington; Reagan
Morrett, of Vandalia; Jacob Rife, of Troy; Amber Schutte, of Piqua;
Elijah Sims, of West Milton; Dorothy Stringer, of Dayton; Kristen
Thomas, of Dayton; and Ragan Williams, of Versailles.
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