Train in the Sheriff's Academy
Since 1978, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy has offered a unique program in partnership with JCC for those interested in careers as police officers. The training program provides successful graduates with up to 45 college credits and a certificate of completion from the New York State Certified Basic Police Training Course, which is a legal requirement for municipal police officers in New York State.
Most police agencies in New York state or any state honoring New York State Certified Basic Training Courses may hire a graduate of the Sheriff’s Academy and be able to put their new employee to work immediately with little additional local training.
The program is operated in a two-semester system. Upon completion of 45 college credits, a student is eligible to earn a certificate in law enforcement technology from JCC. All credits earned in the certificate can be applied toward the A.A.S. Individual Studies degree.
Recruit spotlight: Yvette Perez
The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy has awarded academy recruit Yvette Perez with the Dan Feather Memorial Scholarship worth $1,200. Yvette is attending the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy at JCC. She graduated from Dunkirk High School (class of 2018) and graduated from JCC with an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice with high honors in December 2021. Yvette was accepted into the Sheriff’s Academy in August 2022.
From left to right in the attached photo: Sgt. Raechel Waid (Sheriff’s Academy director), recruit Yvette Perez (recipient), and Verna Feather (widow of Dan Feather).