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Admission Procedures for Full Time Hired Officers

     
 Dates for Session 113 are listed on Upcoming Sessions.  To sign up call (618) 222-5396.

To attend the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Be hired as a full-time employee of an Illinois Police agency. If you have not been hired as a full-time employee of an Illinois Police agency, please see the Intern information.
  • Please call the Academy office at (618) 222-5396 and make a reservation for the next academy session.
  • Accurately complete a Southwestern Illinois Police Academy Application.
    Application
    Application letter
    Orientation letter
     
    This application must be returned to the Academy no later than 2 weeks prior to the POWER Test.
  • Successfully complete the P.O.W.E.R. Test on site.
    Click here for:
    Explanation of the Test and Preparation Methods

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Program Costs

     
Tuition 400 Hour Curriculum $1899.00
Tuition 480 Hour Curriculum $2279.00
Housing 400 Hour Curriculum $1550.00
Housing 480 Hour Curriculum $1700.00
Tuition and Housing 400 Hour Curriculum $3449.00
Tuition and Housing 480 Hour Curriculum $3979.00
     

Includes books, paper supplies, physical training shirts and shorts, handgun and shotgun ammunition.
Housing is for recruits from departments outside the MTU 14 area.  All tuition, housing costs, and fees set by the ILETSB are subject to change.


Southwestern Illinois Police Academy
2500 Carlyle Ave.
Belleville, Illinois 62221
618-222-5396