PARK HILLS – A Ste. Genevieve man is one of nine students who graduated from the Mineral Area College 1,000-hour Basic Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) course during a commencement ceremony held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2023, in the college’s Fine Arts Theater.
Front row, from left: Cory Coffman, Jonathan Moore, Kaitlyn Wheeler, Wade Schmidt
Corwin Segal, Bonne Terre; and back row, from left: Samuel Rose, Corwin Segal, Jadin Crump, Jonathan Cabral, and Jeremy Reid.
Class 23-107 graduates include Wade Schmidt of Ste. Genevieve and and Jonathan Cabral of Farmington; Cory Coffman of Bismarck; Jadin Crump of Farmington; Jonathan Moore of Potosi; Jeremy Reid of Farmington; Samuel Rose of Dittmer; Corwin Segal of Bonne Terre; and Kaitlyn Wheeler of Fredericktown.
Since 1994, Mineral Area College Law Enforcement Academy (MACLEA) has provided regional law enforcement training to students interested in achieving a career as a peace officer. Recruits are prepared mentally, physically, ethically, and with proficient skills to perform police duties at a high level of competency. Throughout the 1000-hour program, students participate in classroom instruction, intense physical training, and live training exercises.
Applications are being accepted now for the next class, which begins in August. For more information, visit www.MACLEA.MineralArea.edu or call 573-518-2148.