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Back Row (L to R): Academy Commander Joseph Mahan, Zackary
Sheeley, Aaron Peavley, Dawn Hunkler,
Josie Raterman, Kaylee Spruance,
Zachery Goings, and Lucas Gower; Front Row (L to R): Kaden DeMarcus,
Seth Barhorst, Aminata N’diaye, Jesse Gade, Trenton Spradley, Elijah
Wilson, and Shaun Soward.
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Edison State Students Complete Police Training
Edison State Community College’s Peace Officer Academy honored fourteen
students on June 17, 2019, following their successful completion of the
22-week academic program.
Students of the program met for six days each week since January,
totaling 742 hours of training. The curriculum of the program is
certified by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) and
covers all aspects of law enforcement training including
administration, firearms, subject control, and investigation.
“This was another exceptional class of cadets, who all have the heart
and desire to serve and protect. Given the opportunity they will serve
proudly, and be an asset, to any agency willing to give them that
opportunity,” said Joseph Mahan, Basic Peace Officer Academy Commander.
“I wish them the best, and much success, in their chosen profession of
being a Law Enforcement Officer.”
Following successful completion of the police officer program and a
physical assessment, cadets are required to pass the state
certification exam.
Edison State offered the first Basic Peace Officer Academy in 2003, and
the class that completed academic requirements this spring was from the
thirty-seventh academy. Throughout its fifteen-year history, the
program has enrolled 606 students.
Of the total number of cadets who qualified to sit for the State
Certification Exam, and passed, 77.48-percent of them have been sworn
in as a law enforcement officer in the State of Ohio, representing 60
different Police agencies in the State.
As of June 2019, 100-percent of December 2018 Academy graduates have
been sworn in at such agencies as Anna Police Department, Arcanum
Police Department, Bowersville Police Department, Butler Township
Police Department, Covington Police Department, Logan County Sheriff’s
Office, Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Piqua Police Department, and
Sidney Police Department.
“I am very proud of each and every graduate and thankful for the
sacrifices they made to attend and will continue to make throughout
their career,” said Dr. Tony Human, Dean of Professional and Technical
Programs. “You do not select Law Enforcement, it selects you. I
encourage them all to wear their badge with pride and remember: To
protect, you must first serve.”
Academy students can continue their education at Edison State and earn
an associate degree by taking classes on campus or online.
For more information about joining the upcoming academy, contact
Veronica French at vfrench@edisonohio.edu or 937-778-7865. Those
interested in entering the academy must be 21 years of age and eligible
to own a weapon.
Spring 2019 Police Officer Academy students who successfully completed credit hour requirements:
Seth Barhorst, Sidney
Kaden DeMarcus, Sidney
Jesse Gade, Piqua
Zachery Goings, Belle Center
Lucas Gower, Arcanum
Dawn Hunkler, Sidney
Aminata Ndiaye, Piqua
Aaron Peavley, Jackson Center
Josie Raterman, Sidney
Zackary Sheeley, Bellefontaine
Shaun Soward, Greenville
Trenton Spradley, Hollansburg
Kaylee Spruance, Piqua
Elijah Wilson, Anna
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