PRLEA Certificate Information

Instruction 

The Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy at Colorado Northwestern Community College encompasses over 700 hours of instruction in basic law enforcement subjects such as; Firearms, Control Tactics, Driver Training, Interviewing, Report Writing, Patrol Skills, Law, Behavioral Sciences and other related subjects. Successful completion of the Academy grants the eligibility to apply for seasonal law enforcement Ranger jobs with the National Park Service.

In addition to the Program Director, a former Special Agent in Charge with the Department of Homeland Security and certified Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Supervisory Law Enforcement Instructor, CNCC employs highly qualified former National Park Service Rangers, State and local law enforcement Police Officers, and other former federal agents and officers from agencies such as the Fish & Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management to provide the highest quality law enforcement instruction available to the Academy student.

Note: A career as a NPS Ranger requires one to be in outstanding physical condition to be able to perform arduous duties such as search and rescue, EMS, backcountry patrols, law enforcement and other duties as required. The passing of a physical fitness battery is mandatory to graduate the program

Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy Summary

Legal	110 Hours
Behavioral Science	41 Hours
Enforcement Operations	58.5 Hours
Patrol Procedures	191 Hours
Firearms	107 Hours
Driving	55 Hours
Physical Techniques	117 Hours

Additional Certifications

* Additional Costs apply

Additional certifications available in addition to the PRLEA training are Wild Land Firefighting, Emergency First Responder, and Fundamentals of Search and Rescue.

TASER (Part of Academy)	10 Hours
Patrol Rifle (Part of Academy)	16 Hours
Radar (Part of Academy)	10 Hours
N.H.T.S.A. DUI/SFST/HGN with Wet Lab (Part of Academy)	24 Hours
Incident Command System (ISC100) (Part of Academy)	4 Hours
Wild Land Firefighting (S130, S180, S190) (Optional)*	40 Hours
Emergency First Responder (Optional)*	40 Hours
Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR) (Optional)*	40 Hours