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State Patrol Academy

The Academy provides diverse training for State Patrol personnel, federal and local law enforcement officers, and state employees. The facility is used by other agencies for training programs as well.

2008 training catalog (2.5 MB)
Program enrollment application
Note: This form is not used for recruit employment application (see State Patrol jobs)

January-June 2008 training program summary

Class Title	Dates
Advanced Law Enforcement Dispatch Training	April 24-25, 2008
Contingency Training -- Cancelled	May 12-30, 2008
Emergency Vehicle Operation and Control Instructor	June 16-20, 2008
North American Standard Driver Inspection (Part A)	April 14-18, 2008
North American Standard Vehicle Inspection (Part B)	April 21-25, 2008
Police Firearms Instructor Training	May 5-9, 2008
Police-Media Relations	May 15, 2008
Traffic Crash Reconstruction	February 25 - March 7, 2008
Traffic Law Enforcement	May 19-23, 2008
Truck Law Enforcement	March 3-7, 2008
Vehicle Dynamics	March 17-21, 2008

Enrollment offered to local law enforcement agencies is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please read the requirements for attendance at specialized training programs. Many programs have curriculum designed and developed to serve personnel with specified levels of training and experience.

Academy facility

The Wisconsin State Patrol Academy is located on 50 acres of the Fort McCoy Military Installation. The Academy is accessed from highway 21 between the cities of Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin.

Directions to Academy

The main academy building contains administrative offices, 5 classrooms capable of handling 20 to 50 students, food service and dining area, indoor firearms range, a multi-purpose room, conference/meeting room and three, two floor dormitory wings that have refrigerators, satellite television, and alarm clocks.

Contact information

For more information on training programs offered at the Academy:

Call (608) 269-2500
Write to Wisconsin State Patrol Academy, 95 South 10th Avenue, Fort McCoy, WI 54656-5168
FAX (608) 269-5681
E-mail our registrar at registrar.statepatrol@dot.state.wi.us

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Questions about the content of this page:
Academy Registrar, registrar.statepatrol@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: April 29, 2008

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