Class is 16 hours in length and is AzPOST approved for 16 hours of continuing or proficiency training.

Class format: Two contiguous days. Day one is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and day two is 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Costs: 1 credit hour plus $25 lab fee. There is also a $15 registration fee if you are not currently enrolled at GCC.

Class Requirements:

Must be a certified peace officer (ID will be checked the first day)
Students must provide a suitable shoulder fired firearm and the officer's primary sidearm (Closed bolt submachine gun such as the H&K MP-5 or a carbine may be used) (A limited number of M-16’s are available for loan)  (A .223 caliber or centerfire pistol caliber semiautomatic carbine can be used, but the student will miss aspects of firing full auto.)
1000 rounds of ammunition for the shoulder weapon
100 rounds of ammunition for the officer's sidearm
Standard safety equipment (eye and ear protection and a billed cap)
K nee and elbow protection (optional).

Class Location: MCSO Range is located at 26700 W. Buckeye Hills Drive, Buckeye.  West on I-10 to US 85 and go south on US 85 (as if going to San Diego). The Buckeye Hills Recreation area is exactly 10 miles south of I-10 and Buckeye Hills Drive is just south of milepost 144. Turn west and go past the public range about ¼ mile to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Range.

Instructors: Sgt. Mike Branham | Deputy Don Burke

Email the Program Director at geoffrey.leggett@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Office telephone: (623) 845-3951
GCC Law Enforcement Academy
Non-police Firearms Training