CCU 2024 Highlights

At CCU, we try to get out and meet new people and spread the word about the educational programs we offer. Our Outreach Team was busy this past year attending a variety of conferences, visiting professional colleagues, and working on new partnership agreements. Some of the highlights include attending conferences for the California State Firefighters Association, California Association Tactical Officers, LAWA - Women's Aviation Conference, and the California Homicide Investigators Association (CHIA). Other outreach activities included the following:

Conferences, Symposiums, Workshops & Events:

• National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) – February 14 - 16, Palm Springs, CA
• California State Firefighters Association (CSFA) - February 26 - 28, Riverside, CA
• Riverside County Gang Investigators Association - March 5 - 7, Riverside, CA
• California Association Tactical Officers – April 30 – May 1, San Diego CA
• California Police Chiefs’ Conference – May 20 – 21, Riverside, CA
• Southern California Gang Conference – May 28 – 31, San Diego, CA
• LAWA - Women's Aviation Conference – June 6 – 14, Los Angeles, CA
• Hostage Rescue Symposium – July 15, Los Angeles County, CA
• California Gang Investigators Association – July 15 – 19, Orange, CA
• California Force Instructors Association – August 14 – 16, Santa Ana, CA
• The California Homicide Investigators Association (CHIA) Conference – August 20 – 22, Las Vegas, NV
• Dia de Muertos, Noche de Altares - November 2, Santa Ana, CA
• Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Conference of Members - 11/21-11/22, Palm Desert, CA

Department Visits:

In addition to the conferences listed, our Outreach Team made a number of department visits during the past year:

• Rialto, CA Police Department
• Santa Maria, CA Police Department
• Ventura County Sheriff’s Department
• San Bernardino, CA Sheriff's Department
• Los Angeles, CA Fire Department #11
• Orange County, CA Fire Association #46
• Los Angeles, CA Fire Department #48
• Los Angeles, CA Fire Department #79

Partnership Agreements:

Finally, we developed a new partnership agreement with Western Air and Cooling. Partnership agreements offer a 10% discount on educational programs to employees of the participating organization.

For more information on setting up a partnership agreement, to have CCU attend a conference, workshop, or to visit your organization, please contact our Admissions and Marketing Manager, Ligia Aparicio – [email protected].