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Police academy in Idaho

1 police and corrections program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this law enforcement program, and Idaho has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Police officers protect lives and property. Applicants need at least a high school diploma, though some departments and federal agencies ask for college classes or a degree, and they usually must be 21 and meet strict physical and personal standards; most then graduate from their agency's training academy and train on the job.1

In Idaho, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much does police academy cost in Idaho?

$9,070

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
27%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Idaho's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
The program doesn't report it
Length
16 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Idaho may also offer police academy training. How these figures are made

Is there free police academy training in Idaho?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one police and corrections program in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

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1 program

  • Law enforcement certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Law Enforcement (BTC)

    North Idaho College

    Coeur D Alene

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Idaho College, Coeur D AleneLaw enforcement certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,070
    More details about Law Enforcement (BTC) at North Idaho College
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,090
    Students counted
    54
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,070

How to pay for police academy training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for police academy training in Idaho

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for police academy training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for police academy training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Idaho

How police academy training compares with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Idaho

Where the Idaho law enforcement program numbers come from

Which Idaho law enforcement programs are on this list?

These are the law enforcement programs Idaho approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho law enforcement programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about police academy training in Idaho

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List