Union City, along Roosevelt Highway and I-85 in south Fulton, has no Academy classroom of its own, so students train in Duluth. Book an Unarmed, Armed or Complete course online and pay $100 to reserve your date.
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.
All Academy classes meet in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201, in Gwinnett County. Nothing is held at Union City facilities.
The city's facility directory gives a sense of its layout: City Hall and police on Union Street, Eagles Nest Sports Complex on Roosevelt Highway, and fire stations on Shannon Parkway, Highpoint Road and Oakley Industrial Boulevard. Starting points across that map reach I-85 differently, so open the directions link with your own address and check the route for the time you would leave on a class morning.
Eagles Nest Sports Complex hosts citywide events like Light Up the Night and National Night Out on Roosevelt Highway. If you live near the complex and a class date follows an event, check the live route before you leave.
If you book Armed or Complete, range qualification is listed on each Bookeo date and is separate from the classroom. Call 678-878-3152 about session hours before paying.
Eagles Nest Sports Complex, at 6321 Roosevelt Highway, holds the Union City Skatepark, baseball and soccer games, outdoor fitness areas and citywide events including the Light Up the Night celebration, Juneteenth festivities and National Night Out. Busy public events at a sports complex involve parking direction, lost-child procedures, crowd guidance and fast emergency response.
The city's home page highlights a groundbreaking for a new Grady emergency facility in Union City. Emergency and healthcare buildings commonly use officers at entrances and waiting areas, where de-escalation and accurate reports matter. The city's Council Chambers also host the South Fulton Regional Municipal Jail Authority, a reminder that public safety is a regional effort in this part of the county.
An Atlanta Regional Commission review covered a proposal to redevelop the closed Union Station Mall, formerly Shannon Mall, north of the I-85 and Jonesboro Road interchange, with about one million square feet of industrial space. With a fire station on Oakley Industrial Boulevard and industrial land near I-85, warehouse posts with gate logs and trailer checks are a natural fit for new officers.
The city's facility directory also lists a public services yard on Landrum Lane and a court services building on Union Street, everyday civic sites where access control and reporting apply.
These Union City settings illustrate the skills officers use. Places are named for context, not as job offers.
Citywide celebrations and league games involve parking direction, crowd guidance and lost-child plans. See event security services.
Emergency care buildings use officers at entrances and waiting rooms for calm de-escalation and reports.
Warehouses near I-85 and Oakley Industrial Boulevard rely on gate logs, seal checks and perimeter rounds. See warehouse security services.
Retail centers along Jonesboro Road use visible patrols and clear incident notes for managers.
Apartment and townhome properties use gate posts, amenity checks and overnight rounds. See apartment security services.
High-value sites may want armed officers, available to Georgia licensees 21 or older registered through a licensed 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. Union City students train in Duluth at 3250 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Ste 201. Range qualification for the Armed course is listed on each Bookeo date and is not held at the classroom. Use the directions link on this page to see the live route from your Union City address before you book.
Eagles Nest Sports Complex events, the planned Grady emergency facility, warehouses near I-85 and Oakley Industrial Boulevard, retail along Jonesboro Road and apartment communities are settings where patrol, access control and reporting skills apply. These describe the area, not job openings, and training does not guarantee employment.
Georgia requires state-required training for licensed security officers, and the Unarmed course covers access control, patrol and report writing used at industrial gates. Employers set their own requirements. The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations, and completion is not an automatic license.
Enter your address in the Google Maps link and check the route at the hour you would leave, then compare it with the session hours in Bookeo for your date. The $100 deposit is non-refundable, so confirm both first, or call 678-878-3152 on a weekday.
Reserve any course with a $100 non-refundable deposit through Bookeo and secure Square checkout. The rest is due when you attend: $150 for the $250 Unarmed course, $275 for the $375 Armed course or $450 for the $550 Complete Package.
If you are new to security, begin with the 24-hour Unarmed course: patrol, emergency response, legal authority, access control, report writing and American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED. If you are 21 or older and want armed work, the 40-hour Complete Package bundles both courses for $75 less than buying them separately.
Armed training is for students 21 and older. Georgia's Board sets 21 as the minimum age for armed security licensees, and armed registration runs through a licensed security employer, so the course alone does not authorize armed work. Each Bookeo listing shows its requirements.
Successful Unarmed students receive a Certificate of Completion, and Armed students receive firearms training and qualification documentation to use in the state process. Neither one is a license, and employers run their own hiring. The State of Georgia makes all licensing determinations, so completion does not automatically license you.
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