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David Sullivan & SUNY Canton Law Enforcement Academy

Interested in a career in local Law Enforcement? Hoping to gain experience for a future federal or state academy? Looking for hands-on classes or an internship site? The Law Enforcement Academy runs during SUNY Canton’s Spring term from January to June. Graduates from this academy receive their NYS pre-employment certification in law enforcement, allowing them to be hired by city and county police agencies.

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Requirements to Apply

Sworn Police Officers

Students

Mission Statement

Since 1996, SUNY Canton College, through its Criminal Justice Curriculum, in conjunction with the David Sullivan/St. Lawrence County Law Enforcement Council, has offered the New York State Basic Course for Police Officers to those men and women who have chosen Law Enforcement as a career. Our mission is to prepare Law Enforcement practitioners for exemplary service to their agencies and communities.

We offer the Full-Time, and Refresher courses in Basic Police Training that is fully accredited by the New York State Bureau for Municipal Police, which awards a New York Basic Police Certificate upon completion. Since 2004, we are currently one of 14 academies throughout New York State that have been approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Public Safety to offer the Pre-Employment for Basic Police Training.