In-Service Training Options

Rio Salado offers flexible online and hybrid classes to help you enhance your professional skills and earn a professional credential. A list of available options is below.

If you have not taken a Maricopa Community Colleges class since 2015, you will need to submit a copy of your driver’s license to verify your identity. Please allow up to two weeks for the verification process.

Once your identity has been verified, you will receive a notification in your Maricopa.edu email inbox.

After verification is complete, please contact the Admissions Department at 480-517-8540 for assistance enrolling in the class.

Submit driver's license

If you would rather use your personal email, go into your Maricopa.edu email and have it forwarded to your personal email.

Rio Salado College will not be holding any LET155 General Instructor in-service classes for the academic year.

You can contact AZPost or your agency to find any current classes being offered.

Rio Salado College offers the Investigator Training course in a hybrid format. A hybrid course is a blend of in-person and online classes. This training prepares officers for investigative positions at their agency. Emphasis on investigations, search and seizure, legal aspects of interview and interrogation, report writing, case management, and field problem scenarios.

After completing LET 225, officers may apply for 64 hours of continuous training through AZPOST. Officers will receive 6 credit hours and a Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Law Enforcement Investigation through Rio Salado College.

Cost: Tuition is $97 per credit hour for a total of 6 credit hours, plus a $15 registration fee. Additional fees may apply based on residency status.

To make a payment or for questions regarding your balance, please contact Student Business Services at 480-517-8330.

Location: Northern Location 1715 W. Northern Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85021

Summer 2026

Course #16531 Taught by Paul Dalton

Dates: May 26, 2025 to September 4, 2026

Hybrid class with 3 in-person meetings:
In-Person Classes

  • Wednesday 5/27/2026 4pm-9pm**
  • Wednesday 7/29/2026 4pm-9pm
  • Wednesday 9/2/2026 4pm-9pm

** For Wednesday the 27th only, please attend at the following location:
1715 W. Northern Ave., Room #1025, Phoenix, AZ 85021

Fall 2026

Course #32031 Taught by Paul Dalton

Dates: August 24, 2026 to December 4, 2026

Hybrid class with 3 in-person meetings:
In-Person Classes

  • Wednesday 8/26/2026 4pm-9pm
  • Wednesday, 10/21/2026 4pm-9pm
  • Wednesday 12/02/2026 4pm-9pm

** Please attend at the following location:
1715 W. Northern Ave., Room #1077, Phoenix, AZ 85021 

Please know you may need to submit a copy of your driver's license prior to registration.

Rio Salado College now offers an online Search Warrant Preparation course for law enforcement professionals. This class provides an overview of statutes, constitutional requirements, and case law covering searches, seizures, and detentions relative to the search warrant process. It also includes procedures and tactical considerations for obtaining and serving search warrants, and reviews documentation of probable cause related to property, persons, and drug-related crimes in a search warrant affidavit.

After completing LET 243, officers may apply for 64 hours of continuous training through AZPOST. Officers will receive 6 credit hours and a Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Search Warrant Preparation through Rio Salado College.

Prerequisites for Search Warrant: Must be a sworn and civilian law enforcement.

Cost: $97 per credit hour (total of 6 credit hours) and $15 registration fee. Additional fees may be charged for non-residency.

Dates: Classes are held online. Students complete coursework on their own schedule. Class is 12 weeks. Choose a class section and available start date.

Spring 2026

  • #19010 (Spring 2026 Flex 1)
    • Available start dates:
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 1/12/26-3/2/26
  • #20643 (Spring 2026 Flex II)
    • Available start dates:
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 3/9/26-4/27/26

Summer 2026

  • #12235 (Summer 2026 Flex I)
    • Available Start Date
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 5/4/26-6/22/26
  • #20643 (Summer 2026 Flex II)
    • Available Start Date
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 7/6/26-8/10/26

Fall 2026

  • #28801 (Fall 2026 Flex I)
    • Available Start Date
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 8/24/26-10/12/26
  • #28943 (Fall 2026 Flex II)
    • Available Start Date
    • Weekly Monday start dates (unless a holiday) between 10/19/26-12/7/26

Please know you may need to submit a copy of your driver's license prior to registration.

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