The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training ( POST ) sets the standards and certifies police academies across the state of California to provide the Regular Basic Course ( basic academy ). These POST-certified police academies include colleges, training centers, sheriff’s departments, police departments, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California state parks, and CAL-FIRE.
Northern California
Alameda County Sheriff’s Department
6289 Madigan Rd
Dublin, California 94568
(925) 551-6970
5146 Arnold Avenue
McClellan, California 95652
(916) 570-5000
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ( CAL FIRE )
4501 State Highway 104
Ione, California 95640
3500 Reed Avenue
West Sacramento, California 95605
(888) 422-4756
3536 Butte Campus Drive
Oroville, California 95965
(530) 895-2402
7351 Tompkins Hill Road
Eureka, California 95501
(707) 476-4334
800 College Avenue
Weed, California 96094
(530) 938-5555
Contra Costa County Sheriff Department
340 Marina Boulevard
Pittsburg, California 94565
(877) 433-7889
Napa Valley College Criminal Justice Training Center
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway
Napa, California 95640
(707) 252-3255
455 Seventh Street
Oakland, California 94607
(888) 673-5627
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department
1000 River Walk Way
Carmichael, California 95608
(916) 875-0046
2409 Dean Street
McClellan, California 95662
(916) 566-2418
San Francisco Police Department
350 Amber Drive
San Francisco, California 94131
(415) 401-4600
5151 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, California 95207
(209) 954-5151
6087 Great Oaks Parkway
San Jose, California 95119
(408) 537-9871
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department
19050 Malaguerra Avenue
Morgan Hill, California 95037
(408) 201-7630
5743 Skylane Boulevard
Windsor, California 95492
(707) 836-2908
3095 Yerba Buena Road
San Jose, California 95135
(408) 270-6458
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office
3805 Cornucopia Suite A
Modesto, California 95358
(209) 567-4408
2088 N. Beale Road, Building 2100
Marysville, California 95901
(530) 749-3879
Central California
915 South Mooney Boulevard
Visalia, California 93277
(559) 583-2600
1101 East University Avenue
Fresno, California 93741
(559) 442-8277
Southern California
One Hancock Drive
Lompoc, California 93436
(805) 922-6966 ext. 3802
2100 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
(661) 395-4104
15744 Goldenwest Street
Huntington Beach, California 92647
(714) 985-8368
380 E. Aten Rd.
Imperial, California 92251
(760) 355-6280
Kern County Sheriff’s Department
1350 Norris Road
Bakersfield, California 93308
(661) 868-1676
7290 East Carson Blvd.
Long Beach, California 90808
(562) 570-5893
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
11515 S. Colima Road, Bldg. F-103
Whittier, California 90604
(562) 946-7863
5651 West Manchester Blvd.
Westchester, California 90045
(866) 444-5273
182 Santar Place
San Marcos, California 92069
(760) 744-1150
3600 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, California 90601
(562) 463-7756
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
16791 Davis Avenue
Riverside, California 92518
(951) 486-2800
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
18901 Institution Road
San Bernardino, California 92407
(909) 473-2540
701 South Mt. Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, California 92410
(909) 384-4431
San Diego Miramar College ( San Diego Regional Public Safety Training Institute )
10440 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, California 92126
(858) 505-6600
Santa Ana College ( Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy )
15991 Armstrong Ave. Street
Tustin, California 92782
(714) 566-9200
8100 Gigantic Street, Rm. 4315
San Diego, California 92154
(619) 482-6462
4667 Telegraph Road
Ventura, California 93003
(805) 289-6000
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