Private Security Officer (Armed) and School Security officer
M-5 Training School of Protective Services · Lancaster, CA
- Cost
- $2,455
- Length
- 3 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Job ads may call this: Professor · Instructor · Adjunct Professor · Justice Professor
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
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- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $70,886 | $143,628 | $267,210 |
| Across California | $70,890 | $143,631 | $267,165 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $143,631per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $139,280
- Projected openings
- 1,080Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 300
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Detective · Investigator · Special Agent · Police Detective
- Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
- Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival.
- Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
- Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
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- Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
- Prepare reports that detail investigation findings.
- Preserve, process, and analyze items of evidence obtained from crime scenes and suspects, placing them in proper containers and destroying evidence no longer needed.
- Obtain summary of incident from officer in charge at crime scene, taking care to avoid disturbing evidence.
What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $84,604 | $132,215 | $181,892 |
| Across California | $80,263 | $128,002 | $169,702 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $128,002per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $133,674
- Projected openings
- 9,580Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 1,680
- Projected change
- +4.5%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Private Security Officer (Armed) AND School Security Officer 122 hours training provides a comprehensive training which includes: BSIS powers to arrest and weapons of mass destruction/terrorism awareness required training; 32 hours of security guard skills training in accordance with business and professions code section 7583.6(b). The 32 hours of training; communications and its significance, public relations, observation and documentation, trespass, liability/legal aspects, arrest search and seizure, crowd control, parking and traffic control and radio procedures. Additionally, seven (7) certificates are provided; BSIS firearms certification and baton certification, first aid CPR AND AED, chemical agents certification, emergency hazmat certification as well as the SB 1626 a 24-hour school security officer 10 hours osha. Completion certificates are provided as well as all other forms and processes necessary to comply with California state regulations to become a state of California armed security officer. A well-rounded complete program that establishes the individual as a fully qualified armed security officer or school security officer.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
Ask before you enroll, not after
The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Antelope Valley AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 661-726-4128
1420 West Avenue ILancaster, CA 93534about 1.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Palmdale AJCC-Affiliate to Antelope Valley Comprehensive AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 661-265-7421
38510 Sierra HighwayPalmdale, CA 93550about 9.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
American Job Center of California - MojaveAffiliate site
Phone: 661-824-7835
2340 State HWY 58Mojave Employment Services (Dept. of Human Services)Mojave, CA 93501about 22.6 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00a..m.-4:00 p.m.
At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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