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Campus Police & Safety

In Case of an Emergency, Call 9-1-1.

Report a Threat or Situation of Concern

If there is an immediate emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Additionally, HELPline offers 24-hour crisis counseling and can be reached at 256-716-1000 or 1-800-691-8426.

To report suspicious activity, contact the campus police office. Describe specifically what you observed, including:

  • Who or What you saw
  • When you saw it
  • Where it occurred
  • Why it’s suspicious

All reports to the Calhoun Threat Assessment/Behavioral Intervention team will trigger an immediate email confirmation. A personal email from a threat assessment/behavioral intervention team will follow once an initial review of the report has been completed.

Contacting Campus Police

We suggest that students and employees place emergency numbers in their cell phone quick-dial list.

Decatur Campus

Emergencies: Call extension 2911 or 256-306-2911

Huntsville Research-Park Site

Emergencies: Call extension 4711 or 256-890-4711

Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA)

Emergencies: Call 911

Our Mission

The Calhoun Community College Police Department mission is to provide a safe and secure environment for all members of our community to learn and work while supporting our institutional mission, vision, and values.

Chief Tyler Roden

Office: Decatur Campus Police Station

Message from Chief Roden

As the chief of police, I will ensure our police department uses each day to focus on crime prevention and emergency preparedness to ensure Calhoun remains a safe campus. Our focus will be to meet the expectations that the campus community has on its public safety by being highly visible, respond quickly to emergency situations, and be a service and results oriented department.

During my years in law enforcement, I’ve realized how important it is that we work together and communicate with each other because community safety is everyone’s responsibility and public safety is most effective when we are in partnership with the community. When you see or hear suspicious information or activity and you get that information to us, we can prevent serious issues from occurring and keep the community safer.

If I may be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. Thanks again and stay safe!

Campus Crime Statistics Disclosure

Calhoun Community College is required under Section 668.46(b) of the Campus Security Act to publish and distribute an annual security report. The Campus Crime and Security Survey as required by the United States Department of Education is available at http://ope.ed.gov/security. The offenses for which the Campus Security Act requires statistical reporting are defined in accordance with the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) System, as modified by the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.

For questions regarding this document, contact Tyler Roden, Chief of Police at 256-306-2574 or email: tyler.roden@calhoun.edu.

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Join the Campus Police & Security Team

The Alabama Community College System requires that before an offer of employment can be made, a full-time and part-time police officer applicant must go through an application process that includes and polygraph, psychological evaluation, fingerprint background check, work history background, and drug screen.

Full-time positions are open for applications during a designated posting period only.

For questions regarding campus police department employment and job details, please contact Chief of Police, Tyler Roden at 256-306-2574 or email: tyler.roden@calhoun.edu.

Full-Time Police Officer Salary:

Appropriate placement (depending on years of previous certified law enforcement service) on Salary Schedule E2, Grade 3: $43,464 – $59,225. Advancement to E2, Grade 2 after 3 years.

Part-Time Police Officer Salary:

Part-time police officers and part-time security officers can apply anytime.
  • Part-time officer hourly rate is $24.00.
  • Security officer (Non-APOST Certified) hourly rate is $19.60.

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