Please click the county of choice to view the Regional Academy information for that area or utilize the links below the map.
There are regional law enforcement academies throughout the state. The State operated facilities whose staff members are employees of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center are:
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Athens)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Augusta)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Columbus)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Dalton)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Forsyth)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Tifton)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy (Savannah)
The other academies, Fulton County Public Safety Training Center (College Park), Clayton Regional Law Enforcement Agency (Jonesboro) and North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy (Austell) provide services to their regions through contracted state funds and support from sponsoring agencies. All academies are supported by Advisory Boards made up of local officers and civilian personnel.
ATHENS
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
Andy Garrison, Training Manager
agarriso@gpstc.state.ga.us
55 Beaverdam Road
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: 706/369-6342
FAX: 706/369-6335
ATLANTA
Atlanta Police Academy
Major Siobhan M. O'Brien, Director
sobrien@atlantaga.gov
180 Southside Industrial Parkway, Suite 34
Atlanta, GA 30354-3057
Phone: 404/209-5250
FAX: 404/209-5258
AUGUSTA
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
Richard Dixon, Training Manager
rdixon@gpstc.state.ga.us
2092 Greenland Road
Blythe, GA 30805
Phone: 706/592-1518
FAX: 706/592-1905
AUSTELL
North Central Georgia LEA
Major Hansell Walraven, Jr. , Director
hwalraven@ncglea.state.ga.us
5000 Austell-Powder Springs Rd, Ste 151
Austell, GA 30106-2427
Phone: 770/499-5080
FAX: 770/732-5938
COLUMBUS
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
Billy Mixon, Training Manager
bmixon@gpstc.state.g.ua
4225 University Ave
Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Phone: 706/568-2025
FAX: 706/569-3127
DALTON (formerly Calhoun)
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
James Chadwick, Training Manager
jchadwick@gpstc.state.ga.us
P.O. Box 1083
Dalton, GA 30722
Phone: 706/272-2009
FAX: 706/272-2015
DEKALB
DeKalb County Police Academy
Capt. Tonya Dedrick, Interim Director
2484 Bruce St
Lithonia, GA 30058
Phone: 770/482-0350
FAX: 770/482-0361
FORSYTH
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
John Taylor, Training Manager
jtaylor@gpstc.state.ga.us
1000 Indian Springs Drive
Forsyth, Ga 31209
Phone: 478/993-4985
FAX: 478/993-4295
FULTON
Susan Miller, Director
Susan.Miller@co.fulton.ga.us
3025 Merk Road
College Park, GA 30349
Phone: 404/346-7940
FAX: 404/346-7941
GWINNETT
Gwinnett County Police Academy
Major Brett West, Director
brett.west@gwinnettcounty.com
854 Winder Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone: 770/339-2602
FAX: 770/271-6873
MARIETTA
Cobb County Police Academy
Major James Schaffer, Director
jschaffer@cobbco.org
2109 Academy Drive
Marietta, GA 30008
Phone: 770/590-5650
FAX: 770/499-5660
SAVANNAH
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
Harlan Proveaux, Training Manager
hproveaux@gpstc.state.ga.us
108 Sunshine Avenue
Savannah, GA 31405
Phone: 912/644-7700
FAX: 912/644-7766
TIFTON
GPSTC Regional Police Academy
Marty Smith, Training Manger
msmith@gpstc.state.ga.us
2802 Moore Highway, ABAC 49
Tifton, GA 31793-2601
Phone: 229/386-3606
FAX: 229/386-7246