Rio Hondo Extended academy

[jamesxx]

Planning on putting myself though Rio Hondo's extended police academy starting in January and I was wondering if anyone knows if any agencies would not accept my academy cert because it was an extended academy? I am attending the extended because I can't stop working while going. Thanks.

[CPLHARRISON]

James look at my post on Self Sponsored Recruits. In the CA section.
I am also attending the extended academy but at Fullerton College.

[avalon42]

Planning on putting myself though Rio Hondo's extended police academy starting in January and I was wondering if anyone knows if any agencies would not accept my academy cert because it was an extended academy? I am attending the extended because I can't stop working while going. Thanks.

Yes, there are some agencies that will have reservations about hiring you because you attended an extended format academy. Unfortunately, hiring is on a case-by-case basis, only certain agencies mandate that they want you to attend their own academy (LASD and LAPD, OCSD was this way).

Give it a shot as it doesn't hurt to try.

[McGruff]

OP...I graduated from Rio's Extended and the only agencies that I know don't accept the certificate in LA County are LAPD and LASD. To name a few agencies that do hire extended: Inglewood, Long Beach, Monterey Park, Montebello and MUSD, La Verne, Vernon, Pasadena, San Gabriel, Compton Unified School District, El Central, San Fernando PD, Santa Paula, and the list goes on.

[08duramax]

I was looking at the same thing. Have you gone to the info meeting?

[jamesxx]

Yeah I have attended the info meeting. A lot of helpful information.