Graduates of Command College consistently provide highly positive feedback of their experience and recommend the program to other law enforcement executives. Here are comments from a few of our graduates.

“I am proud to be a graduate of Class 17 of the Command College and credit the program with helping prepare me to become a successful Police Chief. The Command College is one of the premier training opportunities offered by POST. All law enforcement managers that are proactive and futures-oriented will enjoy this program. The networking experience alone is worth the time and effort, but the contributions of the participants, to the wealth of knowledge in the law enforcement profession, is unsurpassed. If you want a program that will challenge you to think outside of the box and expand your horizons, then get involved in the Command College. It requires a professional and personal commitment of time and effort, but it is a learning experience that will last a lifetime. Also, the Command College has become a Police Management credential. Competing in a promotional process, as a Command College graduate, gives you an edge. So, I encourage you to obtain the consent of your Chief or Sheriff and get involved in the experience today!”

Randy G. Adams
Chief of Police
Glendale Police Department

“I strongly endorse the POST Command College experience for current and future law enforcement leaders. The unique and insightful perspectives of the presenters and fellow students challenged me to think about and consider emerging issues which can have an impact on how law enforcement professionals deliver services and accomplish their mission in spite of a multitude of challenges. Meeting and collaborating with other law enforcement leaders during the course was invaluable and has carried on long after graduation. I will continue to send future CHP leaders to this course and I enthusiastically recommend this challenging and thought provoking program for all law enforcement personnel in leadership positions.”

Joseph A. Farrow
Commissioner
California Highway Patrol

“Law enforcement executives have busy lives and are constantly reacting to one problem or another. We become experts in problem solving, but we also get tunnel vision and rarely see beyond our own city. There is a big world out there made much smaller today by the technology and communication available, but how many of us spend the time researching and looking ahead to see how technology, computer viruses, various diseases, immigration, the economy, and other issues will affect law enforcement? Leadership courses commonly ask us to look five years ahead and make goals, but what about looking ten, fifteen, even twenty years down the road and doing a little pre-planning for our successors? After attending Command College and investing 18 months in, at times, challenging course work, I now look ahead and much further afield than Northern California. For years I had talked myself out of attending Command College and justified my decision with numerous excuses. It would have been simple to have continued to do that, but I made a ‘command’ decision and survived to tell the tale. Eighteen months of hard work has left me wiser, better informed, with many more contacts and some life long friends. In addition, I take pride in knowing I have achieved something that benefits both me and the profession.”

Gina Haynes
Lieutenant
Sacramento Police Department

“The Command College experience has been extremely beneficial to me during my time as a Law Enforcement Executive. It has provided me with insight into a number of different issues. Perhaps the most important aspects of the program include strategic thinking and relationship issues. The networking opportunities throughout Command College are extraordinary. The Command College changes the way one thinks. Although no one can predict the future, it is very helpful to identify trends and events that allow us to help ‘shape the future’ of our profession. The instructors in the program are high quality and promote very critical thinking. I would recommend Command College to any Law Enforcement Executive who is interested in developing their skills and networking with other Law Enforcement leaders throughout the State. There is no doubt in my mind that this is one of the most beneficial training experiences available today.”

Donald Pedersen
Chief of Police
Culver City Police Department

“Attending the Command College has had a profound effect on my career and the way I view the world around me, both personally and professionally. Command College’s emphasis on futures study and the management of organizational change has made me much better able to both accurately anticipate and direct the changes demanded of the law enforcement profession by today’s evolving society. The Command College faculty is among the best and the brightest in their fields, representing organizations as diverse as the International Futurists Society and the United States Naval Postgraduate School. Tools used and study conducted in furtherance of my chosen research project have already resulted in enhanced service delivery to our allied law enforcement agencies and to the citizens of Marin County.

Command College is an intense 18 month graduate level program that challenges you academically and professionally, but be assured, the people you will meet and the skills you develop will carry with you for the rest of your law enforcement career.”

Michael Ridgway
Captain
Marin Country Sheriff’s Department

“POST Command College changed my way of thinking as a manager and prepared me to assume new leadership roles in my Department. As a newly appointed Chief of Police, I often utilize information, philosophies, and tools I received in Command College to guide my thinking and strategic planning for the organization. I would highly recommend Command College to help police managers and executives lead with a futures perspective in mind. I was the first Command College graduate from the Paso Robles Police Department, but I surely will not be the last. This course will be a must for all of my managers!”

Lisa Solomon
Chief of Police
Paso Robles Police Department