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MCALLEN, TX (June 20, 2017) After 21 rigorous weeks of training and studying, and passing the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement State Exam, the South Texas College (STC ) Police Academy will be hosting its completion ceremony for 17 cadets who have successfully completed the program and are now ready to become police officers.
Among the class are four cadets from the Pharr Police Department and two members of the McAllen Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office.
WHAT: Completion Ceremony
WHO: South Texas College Police Academy, 12th Class
WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, June 22
WHERE: McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Blvd., McAllen, Tx 78501
The Law Enforcement Program at South Texas College recently took their program to a whole new level by being the first police academy in the Rio Grande Valley to incorporate the newest, higher standard in firearms training simulations, the Virtra V-300.
This class will be the first to have had the privilege to use Virtra, the newest training tool for law enforcement professionals that demonstrates how quickly decisions have to be made.
Keynote guest speaker, McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, will be present at the ceremony to give encouraging words to the upcoming graduating class.
For more information about the Police Academy Program, contact Department Chair Victor Valdez at (956) 872-5671.
