Living near Lake Acworth or Lake Allatoona and thinking about security work? Private Eye Protection Academy teaches its Unarmed, Armed and Complete courses at one classroom in Duluth. Pick a date in Bookeo and a $100 deposit holds your seat.
Reserve with a $100 non-refundable deposit; pay the rest at class.
Designed for people new to security. Earns a Certificate of Completion.
Saves $75 vs. booking separately. Armed portion: 21+.
Must be 21+. Check the Bookeo listing for date requirements.
Every classroom session meets at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, in Duluth, on the other side of the metro from Cobb County's northwest corner. Acworth students, whether they live near City Hall on Center Street or out by the lake, travel there for class.
The City of Acworth is in Cobb County, though many homes with an Acworth mailing address sit in unincorporated Bartow, Cherokee or Paulding County. That does not change anything about enrollment or where class meets.
Tap Get Directions, enter your own street, and set the departure to the morning you would leave for class. Armed students will find range qualification details in the Bookeo listing for their date.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers describes Allatoona Lake as one of the most visited Corps lakes in the country, with nearly 7 million visitors a year, 589 campsites, eight commercial marinas and 270 miles of shoreline. Ramps, campgrounds and marina lots at that scale can call for skills like vehicle and visitor logging, parking control, and spotting a problem at a gate before it grows.
The city holds public gatherings at parks such as Logan Farm Park on Cherokee Street and Cauble Park on Beach Street, both a short walk from City Hall. Outdoor events like these can depend on clear entry points, lost-person procedures and accurate notes about what happened and when. Those are practical uses of the patrol, access control and report writing topics in the Unarmed course.
Acworth Tourism promotes the historic downtown for its chef-driven restaurants, craft breweries and independent shops. An evening dining district asks something different of an officer than a lake does: steady presence on the sidewalk, calm conversations with guests, and judgment about when to call police instead of stepping in. The Unarmed course addresses that line under legal authority and use of force.
These are illustrative examples of settings in a lake-and-downtown community like Acworth and the skills they can require. They are not promised jobs, and completing a course does not guarantee employment. Private Eye Protection accepts applications separately.
Lakeside lots and ramps can require gate checks, parking control and careful incident notes on busy weekends.
Outdoor city gatherings can call for entry-line management, radio communication and lost-person procedures. See event security services.
Restaurant and brewery areas reward officers who can read a crowd at closing time and de-escalate without force.
Subdivision and apartment posts often involve roving patrol, amenity checks and overnight reports. See apartment community security.
Commercial and storage properties near the interstate can involve gate logs, truck checks and perimeter rounds. See warehouse security posts.
Armed posts require more. Georgia armed licensing starts at age 21 and is tied to a licensed security employer. See armed security officers.
Unarmed builds the base. Armed adds firearms and live-fire qualification.
Georgia Board rules set a 24-hour minimum for basic training.
Unarmed, Armed or the Complete Package.
Open secure Bookeo checkout and choose an open session.
The non-refundable deposit reserves your seat. Bookeo emails your confirmation.
Pay the balance at class. Start now →
Designed for people new to security work.
21 or older. Georgia Board FAQ
The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
Still have a question? Call the Academy at 678-878-3152.
No. All three courses meet in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, and Acworth students commute there for each session. Open the directions link from your own address, set it for the hour you would leave, and decide whether that trip works for you before you put down the $100 deposit.
Yes. Enrollment is not tied to a city or county, and anyone who meets the course requirements can book through Bookeo. Areas with Acworth addresses reach into Bartow, Cherokee and Paulding counties, so the question comes up often. The class location in Duluth is the same for everyone.
Busy outdoor settings lean on patrol and observation, access control, emergency response and clear written reports, all topics in the 24-hour Unarmed course. The places named on this page are illustrative examples, not job offers. Completing training does not guarantee employment, and Private Eye Protection takes applications separately.
Read the Bookeo listing for your chosen date, which lists the range qualification details for that session. Plan your trip from Acworth around those details rather than assuming everything happens at the classroom. If anything is unclear, call 678-878-3152 on a weekday before you reserve.
Unarmed is $250, Armed is $375 and the Complete Package is $550. You pay a $100 non-refundable deposit through Bookeo and Square checkout to reserve a date. The remaining balance of $150, $275 or $450 is paid when you attend the training.
Most first-time students start with the 24-hour Unarmed course. It covers patrol and observation, emergency response, legal authority and use of force, access control and report writing, and it includes American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED certification. Students 21 or older who also want armed training often compare it with the Complete Package.
You must be 21 or older for armed training. Georgia requires armed security licensees to be at least 21, and armed registration is processed through a licensed security employer, so the course by itself does not authorize armed work. Review the requirements in each Bookeo listing before you reserve.
No. The Academy provides state-required training and issues a Certificate of Completion for successful Unarmed completion. The Armed course provides firearms training and qualification documentation used in the state process. Completion is not automatic licensure. The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
Pick a course and date, then pay the deposit.
