School safety planning
Security assessments, hazard awareness, school emergency planning, and resource-management concepts.
School Security Officer Certification Course
A blended 160-hour pathway combining a self-paced online foundation with required in-person safety, response, medical, and guard training.
A complete pathway for private school security work
The School Security Officer Certification Course prepares students for the communication, reporting, emergency-management, trauma-awareness, and protective responsibilities that can arise in a school environment.
The program is blended: complete approximately 80 hours of self-paced online instruction first, then complete approximately 80 hours of required in-person courses. The $150 online enrollment is the foundation only and does not include the in-person training costs.
What the online foundation covers
The current course combines school-safety planning, communication, emergency response, documentation, and student-centered awareness.
Emergency management
Foundational incident-command, crisis-coordination, and initial-response concepts.
Communication and reports
Leadership, decision-making, effective communication, incident reports, and use-of-force documentation.
Student-centered safety
Mandated reporting, bullying and trauma awareness, psychological first aid, and educator-conduct awareness.
Violence prevention and response
Awareness, pre-incident preparation, defensive-spray topics, and coordinated response planning.
Emergency care foundation
Preparation for the separately required Adult and Child First Aid, CPR, and AED training.
The certification pathway
Plan for both the online foundation and every separately scheduled in-person requirement.
Required live courses and current pricing
Online course: The live catalog currently lists the online foundation at $150. Its published curriculum contains 100 listed items, including 31 assignments and 10 quizzes.
Required sequence: The online portion must be completed before the live training. The current program lists AVIRT, ASART, Adult and Child First Aid/CPR/AED, Unarmed Guard Training, and Armed Guard Training among the required in-person components.
Separate costs: The required live courses are not included in the $150 online price. Call before enrolling to confirm current dates, availability, and the total program cost.
Employment: The catalog states that this program is required for certain affiliated school-security employment. Other employers and assignments may use different standards.
School Security Officer course questions
Understand what the online enrollment includes before you register.
No. The online foundation is approximately 80 hours, and the program also lists approximately 80 hours of required in-person training.
No. The current listing says the required in-person courses are not included and involve additional cost.
The current program lists AVIRT, ASART, Adult and Child First Aid/CPR/AED, Unarmed Guard Training, and Armed Guard Training. Confirm the full list before enrolling.
No. The live catalog states that the online module must be completed before the required in-person sessions.
Requirements vary. The live listing connects the program to certain affiliated employment, so confirm the standard used by the employer or assignment you are pursuing.
Begin the School Security Officer certification pathway.
Register for the online foundation, then plan for every required in-person component and its separate cost.