CSN - Police Academy (SDRPA)

Academy Program Information

Most attendees of the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy are newly hired recruits from local area law enforcement or correctional agencies, but the academy does accept non-affiliated recruits when space allows.

Interested non-affiliated applicants wanting to be accepted as recruit students must pass a written exam, oral board, and physical fitness test. If successful with those tests, applicants then proceed to a background check, a Voice Stress Analyzer test, psychological exam, and a physical exam. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and possess a Nevada Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) permit for one of the authorized academy firearms.

POST Category 1 recruits earn 27 transferable college credits upon successful completion of the academy; POST Category 3 recruits earn 18 transferable college credits upon successful completion of the academy. These academic credits earned are special program requirements of the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice degree and the Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Training Academy. Student recruits take the State of Nevada certification test at the end of the academy. If certification is earned, a POST Certificate remains in effect for a period of two years.

The Academy Program is full-time, Monday through Thursday, with occasional Fridays. Hours are 0700 to 1730 hours for approximately 22 weeks. There may be occasional swing shift days for training.

Academy Staff:

Adam Garcia
Academy Director

Heather Noah 
Administrative Asst III

TAC Officers

Lt.Toni Summerlin
University Police Services

Sergeant Zach McCoy
City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety

Corey Gribbin
University Police Services

Officer Kimberly Griffith
City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety

Officer Cody Haynes
City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety