Southwest Washington’s regional law enforcement training academy will open Jan. 16 at the former Image Elementary School in east Vancouver.
Clark County Sheriff John Horch said the campus on Northeast 122nd Avenue will house the first few classes while officials continue to look for a permanent location.
“We’re looking for a location to put a permanent site with better access to hotels, restaurants, and to be a full training center — not just a police academy but a full regional training center,” Horch said.
The location will be the second to open outside of the main campus in Burien, following the opening of a center in Pasco in May. Several Clark County law enforcement officials attended that ribbon-cutting, with the hopes that Vancouver’s location would be next.
