Vocational Programs for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
646K	$36.80	$76,550

The role of Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers is to maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances The average annual wage of the occupations is $76,550 and $37 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 646,310 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	-	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	3	-	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

The following 465 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.