FBI Academy

FBI Academy
Aerial image of the FBI Academy
Active	May 7, 1972 – present (52 years, 3 months)
Country	United States
Agency	Federal Bureau of Investigation
Type	National law enforcement training facility
Part of	Human Resources Branch Training Division
Location	Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia 38°31′48.79″N 77°26′45.34″W / 38.5302194°N 77.4459278°W / 38.5302194; -77.4459278
Structure
Subunits	Behavioral Science Unit
Notables
Program(s)	FBI National Academy
Website
www.fbi.gov/services/training-academy

The FBI Academy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's law enforcement training and research center near the town of Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia. The academy occupies 547 acres (221 ha) on the US Marine Corps Base Quantico.^[1] It is located 36 miles outside Washington, D.C., and is a full service^{[clarification needed]} national training facility. In addition to training new FBI agents at the facility, the Training Division also instructs special agents, intelligence analysts, law enforcement officers, Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and foreign partners.^[2]

In order to be able to attend the academy and become an FBI agent, a candidate must be aged between 23 and 37, a citizen of the United States, and possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree.^{[citation needed]}