As of this writing, the opening date is April 7, 2009, which is a Tuesday. Hours of operation are 9am to 5pm. People wanting to take the Power To Arrest course and Weapons of Mass Destruction / Terrorism Awareness course needed as part of the 8-hours to be licensed as a Security Guard, have to check-in at 9am.
Here's the address of the location:
Academy Security Training
702 Civic Center Drive, Suite 103
Oceanside, CA 92054
The website is http://www.guardcardsandiego.com/
The course, as of this writing is $80. Students need to be aware that there are other costs if this is the first time as a guard: Fingerprinting, FBI/DOJ background check and state (BSIS) fees. The total will end up to be $201.
The company also goes onsite to companies to provide security training and lists the following locals:
- Agua Caliente Springs
- AlpineBonita
- Bonsall
- Borrego Springs
- Boulevard
- Camp Pendleton
- Campo
- Cardiff
- Carlsbad
- Chula Vista
- Coronado
- Del Mar
- Descanso
- Dulzura
- El Cajon
- Encinitas
- Escondido
- Fallbrook
- Guatay
- Imperial Beach
- Jacumba
- Jamul
- Julian
- La Jolla
- La Mesa
- Lake San Marcos
- Lakeside
- Lemon Grove
- Leucadia
- Lincoln Acres
- Miramar
- Marine Corps Air Station
- Mount Laguna
- National City
- Oceanside
- Ocotillo Wells
- Pacific Beach
- Pala
- Palomar Mountain
- Pauma Valley
- Pine Valley
- Potrero
- Poway
- Rainbow
- Ramona
- Ranchita
- Rancho Santa Fe
- San Diego
- San Luis Rey
- San Marcos
- San Ysidro
- Santa Ysabel
- Santee
- Solana Beach
- Spring Valley
- Valley Center
- Vista
- Warner Springs
As of this writing, courses offered include AB 2880 security training requirements, firearms, OC pepper spray. As of this writing, here is a subset:
Power To Arrest / Weapons of Mass Destruction / Terrorism Awareness (Mandatory, 8 hours)
Public Relations- Community & Customer (Mandatory, 4 hours)
Observation and Documentation (Mandatory, 4 hours)
Communication and Its Significance (Mandatory, 4 hours)
Liability and Legal Aspects (Mandatory, 4 hours)
Post Orders and Assignments (Elective, 4 hours)
Company Policies/Orientation (Elective, 4 hours)
Evacuation Procedures (Elective, 4 hours)
Officer Safety (Elective, 4 hours)
Arrests, Search and Seizures (Elective, 4 hours)
Access Control (Elective, 2 hours)
Trespass (Elective, 4 hours)
Criminal Laws (Elective, 2 hours)
Handling Difficult People (Elective, 4 hours)
Workplace Violence (Elective, 4 hours)
Chemical Agents (Elective, 8 hours)
Preserving the Incident Scene (Elective, 4 hours)
Crowd Control (Elective, 4 hours)
Driver Safety (Elective, 4 hours)
Security Supervision (Elective, 4 hours)
Courtroom Demeanor (Elective, 4 hours)
Parking/Traffic Control (Elective, 2 hours)
Radio Procedures (Elective, 2 hours)
