Eight cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s CORE Custody Academy June 26 during a ceremony held at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc. Photo courtesy of Allan Hancock College.
LOMPOC — Eight cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s CORE Custody Academy June 26 during a ceremony held at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc.
“This is some of the most important work we do at Hancock, training public servants,” said AHC Associate Superintendent/Vice President of Academic Affairs Robert Curry, Ph.D.
All eight graduates of CORE Academy Class #21 completed a comprehensive California Standards and Training for Corrections course consisting of 260 hours of instruction.
The six-week academy is designed to prepare students to work as correctional officers. Some of the instruction included emergency planning in a custody facility, report writing, ethics, investigation procedures, contraband, arrest and control, physical fitness training, CPR/First Aid and emergency vehicle operations.
“Today marks the end of a challenging journey, and the beginning of our careers,” said class valedictorian Mark Escobedo. “We challenged each other and made each other better.”
Seven of the CORE Academy graduates will go on to work as custody deputies for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
The CORE Academy Class #21 graduates include: Hamilton Adams, Samantha Delacruz, Mark Escobedo, Lino Mendoza, Thorin Rosten, Kyle Stanback, Dominick Vargas and Zachary Zbinden.