Cochise College public safety program expanding facilities

Cochise College has embarked on the expansion and relocation of its First Responders Academy, which will include the construction of a driving trac...

January 24, 2023
7:46 PM

Cochise College has embarked on the expansion and relocation of its First Responders Academy, which will include the construction of a driving track, indoor shooting range, and student housing on the Sierra Vista Campus. Dr. Wendy Davis, Cochise College's Vice President for Administration, said the decision to relocate the college's police academy came both from rising construction costs at the Douglas Campus and wanting to consolidate all the first responder programs to Sierra Vista. 'As we were doing the preparation work for the First Responders Academy with our architects and our construction managers, it became pretty evident that the construction costs associated with building on the Douglas campus … was going to be excessive,' said Davis.

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