Duluth is the one city on this list where the Academy is actually located. Classes meet at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, so Duluth residents can train close to home. Choose a course and reserve a date in Bookeo with a $100 deposit.
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.
The Private Eye Protection Academy classroom is in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, Duluth, GA 30096. If you live in the city, you are training in your own town, not commuting across the county.
Duluth still covers a fair amount of ground, from downtown and the Town Green to neighborhoods by the Chattahoochee and the Pleasant Hill Road commercial area, so open the directions link from your own address. Look up parking and the suite entrance the day before so the first morning is not rushed.
Because Duluth students are local, it is tempting to cut arrival close. Do not. Day one starts with check-in and course materials, and you will want to be settled before instruction begins. Give yourself a buffer and keep the Academy number, 678-878-3152, handy in case you need to reach staff from the parking lot.
The classroom is a training room, not a firing range. Armed students should read the range qualification details on the Bookeo listing for their date, since live fire is handled as described there.
Duluth's economic development office lists its main sectors as medical and health care, information technology, industrial distribution and manufacturing, and automotive repair. The city notes almost 115 foreign-owned firms and two Fortune 500 headquarters, AGCO and Asbury Automotive. Corporate campuses and international offices tend to run staffed lobbies, visitor badges and after-hours checks, which is the access control and documentation side of the Unarmed course.
Then there is entertainment. The city's own calendar promotes Art Month, Fridays-N-Duluth and Howl on the Green in a walkable downtown. Downtown festivals and concerts bring the line management, bag checks and calm radio communication that new officers practice in training.
Parks round it out. Duluth's parks department runs Bunten Road Park, Rogers Bridge Park on the river, Scott Hudgens Park, Taylor Park and others. Large parks with trails and fields need patrol presence and people who write accurate reports.
For Duluth residents the Academy's location is a real advantage: a local student can finish the Complete Package without a cross-county commute, then look for work in the same city's offices, venues and parks. That proximity is a practical point, not a promise of employment. The city also counts two Fortune 500 headquarters among its businesses, which shows how much corporate office space sits close to the classroom.
These describe common post types in Duluth's business and event mix. They illustrate skills, not job offers, and finishing a course does not guarantee employment. Private Eye Protection hires through its own careers page.
Corporate and international offices may use reception officers for visitor badges, deliveries and floor access.
Downtown festivals like Fridays-N-Duluth may call for entry watch, lost-child response and orderly exits. See event security.
Health care is a leading Duluth sector, and medical buildings may use officers at entrances and emergency areas.
Industrial and distribution firms in the city can rely on gate logs, truck checks and perimeter rounds. See warehouse security.
Hotels serving corporate visitors may need lobby presence and incident reporting. See hotel security.
Armed posts require a Georgia license, available only at 21 or older and through a licensed employer. See armed security.
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.
Yes. Private Eye Protection Academy classes are held at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, Duluth, GA 30096. Duluth residents train in their own city. Use the directions link on this page from your address, and check the Bookeo listing for your date for Armed range details, since live fire is not done in the classroom.
Look up the address in Google Maps the day before so you know the building and suite. If you have questions about arriving on the first day, call 678-878-3152 on a weekday. Arriving early on day one leaves time to find Suite 201 and settle in.
Duluth names health care, IT, distribution and manufacturing among its main sectors, and it has corporate offices, many parks and busy downtown festivals. Those settings use lobby, entrance, event and gate posts. Training prepares you for that kind of work but does not guarantee a job anywhere.
Each Bookeo date lists session hours before you reserve, so compare them with your shift first. Being in the same city as the classroom helps, but class days are full. Staff can talk through upcoming dates if you call on a weekday.
Unarmed is $250, Armed is $375 and the Complete Package is $550. Every course, whichever you choose, is reserved with a $100 non-refundable deposit through secure Bookeo and Square checkout. The balance, $150, $275 or $450, is due when you attend the training.
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 includes American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED. If you are at least 21 and plan to work armed, the Complete Package bundles both courses and saves $75.
No. Armed training requires you to be at least 21, the same minimum Georgia sets for armed security licensees. Armed registration is handled through a licensed security employer, so the course alone does not authorize armed work. Read the requirements on each Bookeo listing before you reserve.
No. The Academy provides state-required training and issues a Certificate of Completion for successful Unarmed completion, and the Armed course provides firearms training and qualification documentation that you use in the state process. Completion is not an automatic license. The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations.
Pick a course and date, then pay the deposit.
