Aurora is a great place to
Begin your career.
state-of-the-art training
The City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center (CAPSTC) is a 23-acre campus facing the Colorado Rockies. This innovative and modern public safety campus includes a 40,000-square-foot building that supports classroom and practical skills building. In addition, it features a five-story training tower structure, three scenario buildings, and a driving track. Recognizing the importance of scenario-based training, the academy boasts a state-of-the-art training simulator and a full-time academy staff to ensure our recruits’ success. The campus serves as a joint-training facility for the city’s fire and police departments allowing us to unite to operate and train together.
Entry-Level Officers
The men and women of the Aurora Police Department are honored to serve such a vibrant, diverse, and growing community. Aurora offers you a long and rewarding career with limitless opportunities to explore all the specialized units of a modern law enforcement agency.
- $122K after 4 years
- 26-week paid academy
- Hybrid Defined benefit plan
- 457(b) deferred compensation plan
- Free life insurance, 1.5 times annual salary
- Duty weapon, uniform and equipment provided
- 2-5 weeks of general leave depending on years of service
- Premium pay when working holidays
- 160 hours personal leave
- Up to 11 weeks (440 hours) of paid short-term care.
- Up to 40 weeks of long-term care.
- Special assignments
- Shift differential pay
- Excellent health, dental and vision plans are available for police officers and their eligible family members/domestic partners. The city contributes to all plans.
- Application
- Frontline Exam with National Testing Network (NTN). The Aurora Police Department can pay for this test. Please contact a Recruiter for more information.
- Physical Fitness/Jobs Functions Test
- Oral Board Interview
- Conditional Job Offer
- Background Investigation
- Complete Personal History Statement
- Job Suitability Assessment
- Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA)
- Psychological Assessment
- Medical Assessment/Drug Test
- Chief’s Final Review
- Final Job Offer
- Begin the Academy and the Career of a Lifetime!
- Must be twenty-one (21) years old by the projected end date of the Academy
- No felony or serious misdemeanor convictions
- High School Diploma or GED
- Valid driver’s license
- Be a citizen of the United States of America or a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act
The below video explains part of the hiring process, which is the Physical Fitness/Jobs Functions Test. You should familiarize yourself with this required physical fitness test to help you successfully pass this portion of the hiring.
Want to know how you can start preparing for the rigorous training you will receiving while attending our academy? Take a peek at the below video to learn more about what you will experience and how you can prepare NOW.
