FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety's Criminal Justice Academy Division announces that it will expand its regional training program to York County and surrounding areas by establishing a satellite campus at the York County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Training Center.

York County Sheriff Bruce M. Bryant has been working with CJA to expand its regional training program and will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with CJA to establish the third satellite campus site in the state. The York training center, located at 93 Stoney Brook Drive, will accommodate 70 students.

The satellite offices offer advanced and specialized training for officers who have already been certified by the Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. The Greenville Technical College/Greer Campus was the first satellite office in the Upstate region, opening in December 2000. Last year, CJA expanded to the Grand Strand area, opening an office at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

The regional training model locates training sites near some of the most heavily populated areas of the state, allowing many law enforcement officers to be trained close to home. This reduces commuting distances and travel expenses for law enforcement officers, allowing them to return to their homes and communities at night.

“The regional training program supports the community-oriented policing philosophy and helps bring training closer to various law enforcement agencies across South Carolina,” said DPS Director B. Boykin Rose.

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