Each school recognizes or offers recognition for completion of the course in one or more ways:

The cost of each school's program is set by the administration of that school. Prospective students should personally contact the directors of the schools being considered and inquire as to the availability of housing and meals, as well as the tuition costs and any additional fees for ammunition, targets or other items.

We have attempted to offer the most recent information on class dates, but cancellations and changes in scheduling are not uncommon.

IMPORTANT STUDENT INFORMATION
SLETP Academy Trainee Standards Handbook
Physical Efficiency Battery as a Condition of Employment for Law Enforcement Positions
DOI-HR Decision on Physical Efficiency Battery

Colorado Northwestern Community College
Criminal Justice Program
500 Kennedy Drive (Hill Hall)
Rangely, CO 81648

Class Dates:
Summer 2012: May 21 - July 27 (wait list only)
Fall 2012: Aug. 28 - Nov. 10 (S) (taking applications starting May 1)
Spring 2013: Jan. 16 - March 29 (S) (taking applications starting Oct. 1)

This is a FLETC-accredited, 11-week academy that provides the student with 450 hours (20 credit hours) of training. Upon completion of the academy, students will receive a FLETA-accredited NPS/FLETC SLETP certification. This certification will allow you to be eligible for a seasonal Type II position with the National Park Service. Colorado Northwestern is currently holding three academies per year: spring, summer and fall. Students will be enrolled in the college and the academy but are not required to be part of a degree program. An associate of applied science park ranger degree is now also available.

The CNCC tuition conveniently includes housing (single occupancy) and meals (19 per week). Additional certificates included with the academy curriculum include TASER, radar, patrol rifle, and NHTSA DUI/SFST/HGN with wet lab. Following each academy is an optional five-day wildland firefighting class. This course covers National Wildfire Coordinating Group curriculum (S130, S180and S190). Upon completion you are eligible to obtain a Red Card. CNCC also offers an optional NOLS Wilderness First Responder course following the summer session only.

CNCC has been holding NPS LE Academies since 1997. Classes are limited to 20 students, and upon completion we invite friends and family for an Academy graduation ceremony.

For further details see www.cncc.edu/cms/content/national-park-ranger-overvie

Interested students should contact either Academy Coordinator Joseph Sears, (970) 675-3208; toll-free 1 (800) 562-1105, ext. 208; fax (970) 675-8665; joseph.sears@cncc.edu

Lead Instructor Chris Congemi, (970) 675-3338; toll-free 1 (800) 562-1105, ext.329; christopher.congemi@cncc.edu OR

Academy Chief Ranger Nancy Wizner, (970) 675-3337; nancy.wizner@cncc.edu

The SAC-SLETP provides current, relevant and effective training to ensure future NPS employees are capable and proficient in all required law enforcement skills upon entry of duty. This is a rigorous, 13-week program consisting of more than 505 hours. The course work includes such topics as federal criminal law and court procedures, pistol and shotgun qualifications, emergency response driving, patrol skills and defensive tactics. The instructors at San Antonio College hold themselves and their students to established high standards of conduct and performance. This Federal Law Enforcement Training-accredited program’s objective is to train highly competent, professional, physically and mentally fit students ready to protect people, resource and property in the National Park Service.

Application and additional information is available at www.alamo.edu/mainwide.aspx?id=12984

SRJC’s Ranger Academy was the first of its kind. Since 1978 when NPS first set seasonal ranger law enforcement training standards, SRJC has hosted 122 classes with more than 3,000 graduates. In the last 10 years SRJC built completely new public safety classroom and field facilities in Windsor, Calif., including an indoor firing range, driver training track, and a full-scale scenario village and campground affording students varied and realistic settings for hands-on learning. The 11-week program trains to NPS standards often with working rangers as instructors. Students are evaluated with supportive feedback in constitutional and criminal law, behavioral science, park patrol and enforcement, driving, firearms and officer safety. SRJC welcomes your further interest.

This program mandates full attendance for the 720 hours held at the Mount Vernon Campus and is not available online. The Parks Law Enforcement Academy is based on a blended curriculum meshing the SLETP curriculum with the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Reserve Officer's Program. This has resulted in qualification with a SLETP certificate and certification to work for certain agencies that require or recognize peace officer training with a natural/cultural/historic resources protection emphasis, including Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, county and local parks, and natural resources agencies in Washington or reciprocating states. The program is conducted in a full-time academy setting with a typical week consisting of a minimum of 40+ hours.

You may obtain further information and application materials online here. If you are unable to obtain materials in this fashion, you may request that an information/application packet to be mailed to your U.S. postal address.

Bill Overby: (360) 416-7829; fax: (360) 416-6669
bill.overby@skagit.edu

The SRU SLETP will offer a straight academy format beginning in the fall of 2011. The program consists of over 480 hours and includes a law enforcement leadership component. The program runs for 12 weeks at 40 hours per week. The program is certificate based and offered as non-credit. Students from all majors are invited to apply. The program is open to both SRU students and interested participants who meet the SLETP and federal qualifications. The SRU program has been training park rangers for more than 30 years and is recognized by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Starting in 2011, the program will include a Pennsylvania component that will allow program graduates to meet the PA DCNR state requirements for conservation law enforcement officers who are interested in careers with the Bureau of Forestry and the Bureau of State Parks.

The Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program at Temple University is a rigorous 13-week program consisting of more than 505 hours of instruction designed to prepare and enable students to obtain employment with the National Park Service as a Seasonal Type II law enforcement ranger. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be awarded academic credit and a certificate of completion. A public celebration that recognizes the significance of their achievement will include a formal graduation ceremony.

Weekends:
Sept. 8-9, 22-23
Oct. 6-7, 20-21
Nov. 3-4, 17-18
Dec. 1-2, 15-16
Feb. 2-3, 16-17
March 2-3, 9-10
April 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28

Full weeks:
Jan. 7-11 and 14-18
March 18-22

Graduation: April 28, 2013

Time: Varies depending on the lesson plan - typically Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., with occasional evening sessions and additional work required outside of classroom time.

The nationally respected training program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is accredited by the National Park Service. Our 400-hour program is taught in person only in Hadley, Mass. All instructors have many years of experience in natural resource law enforcement. More than 575 students have graduated from this program, and many have found employment with NPS law enforcement; others have been hired as conservation officers at state parks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and with state fish and game departments.

For more information contact cletp@contined.umass.edu
This program is not available online.
For program details see www.umassulearn.net/programs/certificate/conservation-law

Add your membership and your voice to the Association of National Park Rangers — serious advocates and stewards of our national parks.

Membership in the Association of National Park Rangers will give you a head start on your networking. We have special student rates, a mentoring program to help you land that first job and discounts on the annual professional conference and Ranger Rendezvous. More details here: > > >

Affordable health insurance
ANPR offers insurance (medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, short-term disability and term life) to all ANPR members, including seasonal park workers, fire crew members, volunteers, park partners and others who don’t receive insurance benefits through their employers. In addition, this coverage is possible for spouses and family of ANPR members.

Enroll anytime during a month and your coverage begins on the first day of the next month. It is a limited accident and sickness insurance plan, and members have access to the Aetna network of health care professionals, about 735,000 nationwide.