Become a Colorado POST Certified
Reserve Police Officer with the
Colorado Rangers!

If you have not read all of the information on our HOME page, please do that now before continuing here.

Our last Academy Class 10 graduated in May 2024.

The inquiry and application period for our Reserve Police Academy Class 11 beginning in May 2025 is now closed.

Prospective Applicants who are currently POST certified may submit the inquiry form below. 

All other Prospects without a current POST certification may submit the inquiry form below to be reviewed for our subsequent Academy Class 12 to begin in 2026 or 2027.

The Colorado Rangers are an Equal Employment Opportunity agency. The Colorado Rangers will not tolerate any member engaging in unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation against any member or applicant because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, pregnancy status, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, spousal or civil union status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Colorado POST Certifications

There are three levels of POST certification in Colorado – Basic (aka “Full” is required for paid positions), Provisional (for qualified out of state officers) and Reserve (unpaid).  

Basic and Reserve certifications will remain active as long as the officer is employed with an agency and remains in good standing as well as for three (3) years after leaving an agency if they do not become employed by another agency.  For this definition, “employed” also applies to Reserve officers who are all unpaid.

Provisional certification is an interim certification that affords a qualified out-of-state officer the opportunity to obtain employment as a Colorado peace officer while completing the requirements for Basic certification.  There are additional requirements and restrictions – for more information go to this page HERE.

Expired Reserve certifications CANNOT be renewed and completion of another POST Reserve Academy would be required.

For more information on Colorado POST certifications, visit this SITE.

Expired Basic (aka “Full”) certifications may be renewable and you’ll find more information about the process. 

Requirements

There are POST requirements to serve as a peace officer in Colorado.

For more information on the POST requirements for certification, use the links below:

There are disqualifying incidents that may preclude POST certification which include those listed HERE.

Prospect Inquiry Form

Please use this form to inquire about becoming a Reserve Police Officer with the Colorado Rangers. 

If you wish to make a general inquiry, express a concern or leave a comment, please use a different form that you will find by clicking HERE.

Geographic areas

Colorado Rangers has three Troops located along the Front Range which serve dozens of partner agencies along the Front Range as well as in several mountain communities.

Rangers may accept duty shifts throughout our area of operations and they are not limited to areas in or near each Troop’s primary duty area.

No obligation

While there is no obligation involved here, we ask that you use this inquiry form only if you are genuinely interested in the possibility of applying to our Agency.

What to expect after you submit this form

One of our Recruiters will usually contact you within 5 business days.  Please be patient as they have regular street duty as well.

Please note that required fields on this form are marked with an asterisk*

Please include your phone # in case we need to reach you if email does not work for any reason.
If a Recruiter has not contacted you within 5 business days, please resubmit this form. Thank you.