The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State agency, is to establish and enforce standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel. TCOLE regulates, inspects, and governs all law enforcement agencies and academies in Texas.
TCOLE Contact Information
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
6330 East Highway 290, STE 200
Austin, Texas 78723
512.936.7700
http://tcole.texas.gov
Mr. Kim Vickers, Executive Director
SGT Michael E. Dickey, Academy Inspector
ETPA License Information
The East Texas Police Academy is licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as a Law Enforcement Academy and is contracted by the Commission to provide training courses. Law Enforcement Academies licensed by the Commission on Law Enforcement provide basic licensing and continuing education training courses which may be submitted for TCOLE credit. ETPA's TCOLE academy provider number is 511256.
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WECM
The Basic Peace Officer Course and the Night Basic Peace Officer Course are divided into five Workforce Education Course Manual course numbers. Those course numbers and descriptions are as follows:
- CJLE-1006, Basic Peace Officer Course I
- CJLE-1012, Basic Peace Officer Course II
- CJLE-1018, Basic Peace Officer Course III
- CJLE-1024, Basic Peace Officer Course IV
- CJLE-1029, Basic Peace Officer Course V
Rubric and Number: CJLE-1006
CIP: 43.0107
Course Title: Basic Peace Officer Course I
Status: Active
Semester Credit Hours: 0
Minimum Contact Hours: 80
Maximum Contact Hours: 176
Course Level: Introductory
Course Description: Basic preparation for a new peace officer. Should be taken in conjunction with Basic Peace Officer II, III, IV, and V (supplement) to satisfy the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement approved Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED AS A POLICE ACADEMY BY Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.***
End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate outcomes set forth for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Course #1000.
Lab Recommended
CIP Code Description: 43.0107 (Criminal Justice/Police Science)
Effective Date: September 1, 2013
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Rubric and Number: CJLE-1012
CIP: 43.0107
Course Title: Basic Peace Officer Course II
Status: Active
Semester Credit Hours: 0
Minimum Contact Hours: 80
Maximum Contact Hours: 176
Course Level: Introductory
Course Description: Basic preparation for a new peace officer. Should be taken in conjunction with Basic Peace Officer I, III, IV, and V (supplement) to satisfy the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement approved Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED AS A POLICE ACADEMY BY Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.***
End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate outcomes set forth for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Course #1000.
Lab Recommended
CIP Code Description: 43.0107 (Criminal Justice/Police Science)
Effective Date: September 1, 2013
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Rubric and Number: CJLE-1018
CIP: 43.0107
Course Title: Basic Peace Officer Course III
Status: Active
Semester Credit Hours: 0
Minimum Contact Hours: 80
Maximum Contact Hours: 176
Course Level: Introductory
Course Description: Basic preparation for a new peace officer. Should be taken in conjunction with Basic Peace Officer I, II, IV, and V (supplement) to satisfy the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement approved Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED AS A POLICE ACADEMY BY Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.***
End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate outcomes set forth for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Course #1000.
Lab Recommended
CIP Code Description: 43.0107 (Criminal Justice/Police Science)
Effective Date: September 1, 2013
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Rubric and Number: CJLE-1024
CIP: 43.0107
Course Title: Basic Peace Officer Course IV
Status: Active
Semester Credit Hours: 0
Minimum Contact Hours: 80
Maximum Contact Hours: 176
Course Level: Introductory
Course Description: Basic preparation for a new peace officer. Should be taken in conjunction with Basic Peace Officer I, II, III, and V (supplement) to satisfy the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement approved Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED AS A POLICE ACADEMY BY Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.***
End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate outcomes set forth for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Course #1000.
Lab Recommended
CIP Code Description: 43.0107 (Criminal Justice/Police Science)
Effective Date: September 1, 2013
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Rubric and Number: CJLE-1029
CIP: 43.0107
Course Title: Basic Peace Officer Course V
Status: Active
Semester Credit Hours: 0
Minimum Contact Hours: 48
Maximum Contact Hours: 160
Course Level: Introductory
Course Description: Supplemental course taken in conjunction with Basic Peace Officer Courses I, II, III, and IV. Satisfies or exceeds the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement approved Basic Peace Officer Academy Course #1000. ***THIS COURSE MAY BE OFFERED ONLY BY INSTITUTIONS LICENSED AS A POLICE ACADEMY BY Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.***
End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate the role and function of a Texas Peace Officer and identify, analyze, and resolve law enforcement issues, problems, and concerns.
Licensing/Certification Agency: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
CIP Code Description: 43.0107 (Criminal Justice/Police Science)
Effective Date: September 1, 2013
Kilgore College institutional academic credit for the BPOC and NBPOC:
The East Texas Police Academy offers its graduates a unique opportunity to earn credit toward an associate of applied science degree at Kilgore College. Students who successfully complete the BPOC or NBPOC and then pass the TCOLE licensing exam can receive 24 hours of Kilgore College institutional credit (“CR”). These 24 hours of institutional credit can be applied toward the 60-hour AAS in Criminal Justice degree at KC. All of the remaining 36 hours of the AAS degree can be taken online.
Students who are full-time, paid, Texas peace officers may qualify for tuition and lab fee exemptions for their criminal justice courses under Texas Education Code §54.208.
Please contact ETPA Director Joe Cassin or Criminal Justice Instructor Michael Ferguson for more information about this exciting opportunity.