About The Academy

South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (The Academy) leads the way in providing high quality, cost-effective public safety training to approximately 1,900 full-time equivalent students (FTEs) each year including professionals from more than 70 city and county agencies. The Academy operates under a Joint Powers Agreement with nine community colleges and certifies training in law enforcement, fire service, corrections, dispatch, probation and more. Member colleges who include College of San Mateo, De Anza College, Evergreen Valley College, Foothill College, Gavilan College, Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College, Ohlone College and San Jose City College provide college credit for most courses offered by The Academy.