Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy (PTLEA)
The Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy (PTLEA) prepares students to protect and serve. Located 14 miles from Tallahassee on 1300 rolling and heavily wooded acres, the Academy offers a unique, world-class learning environment that provides realistic context to the training conducted by subject matter experts from all areas of criminal justice.
The Academy is certified by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to deliver all Commission-approved curricula to law enforcement, correctional and correctional probation officers in Florida. As a regional training center for the Commission, the Academy serves municipal, county, college and university agencies in a six-county area as fiscal agent for the Commission's Region 3. In addition, the Commission recognizes the unique needs of State law enforcement and corrections agencies by setting them apart from geographically regional agencies. The Academy serves as the fiscal agent for all State law enforcement agencies identified as the Commission's Region 15.