West Virginia State Police Academy

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "West Virginia State Police Academy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The West Virginia State Police Academy is a law enforcement training institution, operated by the West Virginia State Police, located in Institute, West Virginia. The academy trains West Virginia troopers for the State Police force and newly hired municipal, university police officers, sheriff deputies, motor carrier enforcement and conservation officers from across the state. It and the Fairmont State University Police Academy in Fairmont, West Virginia are the only law enforcement training schools in West Virginia.

The State Police Academy, founded by (Ret.) Captain Charles Ray, held its first training class in 1953. The school sits on 24 acres (97,000 m²) of land.