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Rural Policing Institute Training

The RPI offers training at host agencies throughout the United States, at FLETC locations, and via the Internet for RPI-qualified students. All RPI training is tuition-free. Please visit our eligibility page to learn whether you qualify.  If you have any questions about RPI training, please email FLETC-RuralPolicingInstitute@dhs.gov.

Export Training

  • The RPI delivers tuition-free training to locations throughout the United States. Visit the export training programs page to select the training you would like to attend. RPI program titles begin with “RPI”.
  • Agencies throughout the United States provide venues for tuition-free training. If your agency would like the RPI to bring training to your location, please contact us by email at FLETC-RuralPolicingInstitute@dhs.gov or by phone at 800-74-FLETC.

FLETC On-Center Training

  • Limited funding is available to pay for students’ attendance at advanced programs occurring at FLETC sites in Glynco, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Cheltenham, Maryland; and Artesia, New Mexico. Sworn law enforcement officers from state, local, campus and tribal agencies can gain admittance to these training programs on a space-available basis. 
  • If you cannot register online, print out a paper registration form.
  • Visit the FLETC Advanced Training Programs page to learn more about advanced training programs available at FLETC sites.
  • The RPI funds lodging, meals and tuition for qualified students attending training programs at FLETC residential training facilities.

Distance Learning

  • The RPI provides a limited number of free E-Learning subscriptions, enabling eligible officers to take distance learning courses through a commercially contracted learning management system. Visit the E-Learning page to receive additional information about this training opportunity.