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Public Safety Sciences Department

The Public Safety Science department trains students to serve in the public sector or advance in careers as police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs. The GCC Law Enforcement Training Academy is certified by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AzPOST).

Learn about GCC's Public Safety Sciences Department

The two-story PSS building houses classrooms, faculty offices and specialized training facilities like an outer wall for scaling and rappelling practice, and Defensive Tactics and Firearms Simulator classrooms. We also teach civilians how to own, handle and operate firearms safely.