Citizens Academy
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy is an 12-week course meeting at the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday nights from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 pm. Topics and tours include Sheriff’s Office operations, narcotics investigation, crime scene investigation, STAR Team demonstration, courts & court security, District Attorney’s Office, Magistrate’s Office, Judges, Clerk of Court’s Office, Register of Deeds Office, tour of the 911 Communications Center, tour of the Detention Center, Crime Prevention, EMS, Emergency Management, Animal Control, and Fire-Rescue. You must be at least 21 years old with no criminal charges on your record to participate in the Academy. The final meeting is a graduation ceremony and banquet.
****All spots for our Fall 2024 session are full at this time, we will advertise for our Spring session in February****
Printable Application
If you complete a printable application, please mail it to: ATTN: LT. Eric Page, Catawba County Sheriffs Office, Community Relations, PO Box 385, Newton, NC 28658.
You can also submit an online application by following the link below.
Questions?
Contact LT Eric Page at epage@catawbacountync.gov or (828) 465-8278.