Snellville, founded in 1923 by two retail-minded friends, is still a commercial hub of south Gwinnett. Residents who want security careers train at the Academy in Duluth. Pick Unarmed, Armed or Complete and reserve 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.
Snellville is in southern Gwinnett County, and the city itself notes that many people with a Snellville mailing address actually live in unincorporated Gwinnett, and some in nearby DeKalb or Rockdale. That matters for city services, not for training. Everyone attends at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, Duluth.
The trip runs from the south end of the county to the northwest, and how it goes depends on your starting street and the hour. Open the live directions from your door at the time you would leave, and match that against the session hours shown on Bookeo.
Residents near Briscoe Park, along Scenic Highway or on the U.S. 78 corridor each begin the trip on different roads, and school traffic in south Gwinnett can change the picture on weekday mornings. Save the directions link, run it on a weekday at class time before you book, and arrive early on the first day.
City Hall on Oak Road and The Grove are not class sites. Range details for Armed dates are listed on Bookeo.
Snellville's downtown redevelopment centers on The Grove at Towne Center, which the city describes as a $100 million mixed-use project with a brewery, the Elizabeth H. Williams Library, restaurants, shops and apartments. The Grove hosts the Downtown Tunes Concert Series, movies on the lawn, holiday events and the Snellville Farmers' Market, and a Greenway Trail connects it to T.W. Briscoe Park. A district where a library, a brewery and apartments share one lawn has families, evening crowds and residents mixed together, a good real-world picture of why patrol posture and judgment matter.
T.W. Briscoe Park is large: softball fields, multipurpose fields, an outdoor pool, a 6-acre lake, a 1.2-mile walking trail and pavilions, with a new community center under construction. Pools and lakes raise the stakes for officers who know American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED, which is part of both the Unarmed course and the Complete Package.
Snellville also maintains a Veterans Memorial downtown and runs an Active Adult Center through Parks and Recreation, two more places where respectful, attentive coverage matters to the people who use them. The city's downtown events are organized partly by Experience Snellville on the Towne Green. The city also operates its own recycling center on Marigold Road, open Monday through Saturday.
These examples reflect property types in and near Snellville. They are not job offers, and finishing a course does not guarantee employment. Private Eye Protection hires through its own application.
Districts that combine apartments, restaurants and a library may need steady foot patrol and evening presence. See apartment and residential security.
Lawn concerts and farmers markets may need entry watch, lost-child response and orderly exits. See event security.
Libraries, adult centers and civic buildings may call for door presence, closing checks and calm de-escalation.
Commercial strips along Main Street and U.S. 78 may use visibility patrols and loss reports.
Large parks with pools and lakes may value officers trained in first aid and calm emergency response.
Armed posts require a Georgia license, which may need age 21 and 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. The city points out that many Snellville mailing addresses are in unincorporated Gwinnett, and some are in DeKalb or Rockdale. None of that affects enrollment. Everyone trains at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, in Duluth, for the same price and $100 deposit.
No. The Grove and City Hall are city spaces, not Academy classrooms. All classroom sessions are in Duluth, at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201. Read the Bookeo listing for range details if you choose Armed or Complete, and use the directions link on this page to plan the trip from south Gwinnett.
Snellville has a mixed-use downtown with concerts and a farmers market, a large park with a pool and lake, an Active Adult Center and retail along U.S. 78. Those use patrol, event, entrance and park posts. Training does not guarantee a job at any of them.
Open the Google Maps link on this page from your address at your departure hour, and call 678-878-3152 to confirm session hours before you book. Check again on mornings when school traffic is heavy. Snellville sits on U.S. 78 in south Gwinnett, so the map may route you a few different ways depending on conditions.
The 24-hour Unarmed course costs $250, the 16-hour Armed course $375 and the 40-hour Complete Package $550. You hold your date with a $100 non-refundable deposit through Bookeo and Square, then pay the remaining $150, $275 or $450 when you attend the training.
Unarmed (24 hours) is the usual first step and includes American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED. Armed (16 hours) focuses on firearms safety, Georgia firearms law and live-fire qualification, with no CPR. Complete (40 hours, $550) combines both with First Aid/CPR/AED and costs $75 less than buying them separately.
You must be at least 21 for armed training. Georgia's Board requires armed security licensees to be 21 or older, and armed registration runs through a licensed security employer, so the course alone does not let you work armed. Check each course listing in Bookeo for its requirements before you reserve.
Not automatically. The Academy provides state-required training. Successful Unarmed completion earns a Certificate of Completion, and the Armed course provides firearms training and qualification documentation for 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.
