West Virginia State Police Academy

The academy trains West Virginia troopers for the State Police force and newly hired municipal, university police officers, sheriff deputies, motor carrier enforcement and conservation officers from across the state.

The academy has four 50-seat audiovisual instruction rooms for classes, a library, a cafeteria for trainees and their staff, a gymnasium, a computer lab and dormitories (barracks).

"B" building holds additional offices for the academy staff, and the female barracks on the second floor.

"C" building is the location of the cafeteria and two main classrooms as well as two conference rooms and additional office space.

On the second floor of "C" building are staff rooms and additional barracks for in service or "sit in" students.

[1] The campus does not have an Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) area for cadets and basic class officers to practice in simulation of car chases, pursuits and speed driving.

[2] The academy also houses the West Virginia State Police K-9 unit and the Professional Development Center (P.D.C.)

In addition to their individual department hiring standards, to be accepted for basic class training, students must be able to perform 18 properly executed push-ups per minute, 27 properly executed sit-ups per minute and run 1.5-mile (2.4 km) in a maximum time limit of 15:20 seconds.

For example, in each of the main buildings on the academy grounds there is a large tile replica of the West Virginia State Police patch directly in front of the entrance doors.