Columbus Police Training Academy Our Facility

Our Columbus Police Training Academy helps to provide the best academic, tactical and experiential based training for new and incumbent enforcement personnel... A truly state-of-the-art facility.

Opened in December 2004, The Columbus Police Training Academy offers a truly state-of-the-art facility. Aside from traditional classrooms and lecture halls, the new 166,288 square foot main facility houses scenario rooms for experiential based training; a forensics classroom for evidence collection, preservation and processing; physical conditioning center; gymnasium; aquatic center; defensive tactics training rooms; and an auditorium that seats over 500 people.

The goals of the Training Bureau are to provide academic, tactical and experiential based training for new and incumbent enforcement personnel. Every component of the Columbus Police Academy serves to directly accomplish that goal. The training academy is truly a state-of-the-art facility. The majority of rooms recently went through a major digital upgrade with the rest of the rooms to upgrade in 2017.

Features:

Auditorium - The facility's auditorium can seat over 500 people, easily accommodating large functions. 

Lecture Hall - The lecture hall within this facility seats approximately 220 people and is suitable for lectures, seminars, and meetings.

Dining Area - The dining room is designed to provide seating for 180 people.

Classrooms - The smaller classrooms within our facility are ideal for smaller meetings, classes, or presentations.

Computer Labs - The Training Academy has two classrooms for hands-on computer training.

Forensics Classroom - The forensics Classroom is used to provide training in the preliminary investigation of crime.

Behavioral Science Area (Scenario Rooms) - Our behavioral science area is comprised of six different scenarios.

Gymnasium - The gymnasium is designed to permit participation in various sports. 

Aquatic Training Center - Our facility's aquatic center was designed for several training scenarios.

Physical Tactics - The physical tactics room enhances the ability to instruct officers to deal with tense, fast-evolving confrontations in a legal manner.

Defensive Tactics - The defensive tactics room is ideal for dynamic simulation training.

Courtyard - Weather permitting, the courtyard will provide space for outdoor dining and is suitable for various functions.

Milo Room - The MILO Range PRO training system offers the most advanced feature set available for interactive Use-of-Force and Firearms training.

If you would like additional information regarding renting our facility for your next class or event, please email us or call us at (614) 645-4800.