Alabama uses a combined system of department-run police academies and regional police academies that are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC). Larger police departments, such as the Huntsville Police Department, Mobile Police Department, and Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, operate their own police academies. The Alabama Department of Public Safety and Alabama Department of Corrections also operate their own academies. Additionally, there are several regional police academies that provide basic training and continuing education for the remainder of Alabama's law enforcement agencies.
| Police Academy Name | Address | Phone |
|---|
| A.P.O.S.T.C. Law Enforcement Academy At Tuscaloosa | 7601 Robert Cardinal Airport Road
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 | 205.759.3000 |
| Alabama Department of Corrections Academy | 351 Craig Industrial Park
Selma, AL 36701 | 334-872-6228 |
| Alabama Department Of Corrections Training Academy | 301 S. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130 | |
| Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission | 100 N Union St # 600
Montgomery, AL 36130 | 334-242-4045 |
| Birmingham Police Academy | 1710 1st Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203 | 205-254-1700 |
| Huntsville Police Academy | 3011-A Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35810 | 256-746-4409 |
| Institute For Criminal Justice Education | P.O. Box 293
Montgomery, AL 36101 | 334-280-0020 |
| Jefferson County Law Enforcement Academy | 3500 Happy Hollow Lane
Fultondale, AL 35068 | 205-849-5246 |
| Mobile Police Academy | 2460 Government Blvd
Mobile, AL 36606 | 251-208-2720 |
| Montgomery Police Academy | 320 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104 | 334-240-4824 |
| Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy | 100 Gamecock Drive
Fort McClellan, AL 36205 | 256-782-5318 |
| Southwest Alabama Police Academy | 15950 Mosley Road
Stapleton, AL 36578 | 251-937-1840 |
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