FBI Academy
| FBI Academy | |
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 Aerial image of the FBI Academy | |
| Active | May 7, 1972 – present (54 years, 4 months) |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Type | National law enforcement training facility |
| Part of | Human Resources Branch
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| Location | Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia 38°31′48.79″N 77°26′45.34″W / 38.5302194°N 77.4459278°W |
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| Program(s) | FBI National Academy |
| Website | |
| www.fbi.gov/services/training-academy | |
The FBI Academy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's law enforcement training and research center near the town of Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia. The academy occupies 547 acres (221 ha) on the US Marine Corps Base Quantico. It is located 36 miles outside Washington, D.C., and is a full service national training facility. In addition to training new FBI agents at the facility, the Training Division also instructs special agents, intelligence analysts, law enforcement officers, Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and foreign partners.
To apply to become a special agent individuals must be a 23 to 36 aged U.S. citizen, amongst other prerequisites - within the academy training is completed after approximately 18 weeks equivalent to more than 800 hours.