Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) Tuition Assistance Program

Evidence Step: Outcomes

Department: Commerce and Insurance

Priority Area: Workforce Development and Employment

Program Description

Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) Tuition Assistance Program provides assistance for local law enforcement agencies which includes paid tuition for Basic Police School completed at TLETA, daily working uniforms and physical fitness gear, and additional financial assistance to agencies when their cadets graduate from TLETA. The goal is aiding agencies in having more trained officers and reduce vacancies thereby making their communities safer.

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Details

Program Demographic: Adults

Delivery Setting: Organization / Business / Local Government, Outdoor Space, Residential Facility, School, Workplace

Outcomes

Percentage of cadets from agencies ranged 0-40 on the Ability to Pay Index enrolled

2025: 38%

2024: 49%

Percentage of cadets from agencies ranged 0-40 on the Ability to Pay Index enrolled who graduated

2025: 72%

2024: 65%

Percentage of cadets from agencies ranged 0-40 on the Ability to Pay Index participating in the grant

2025: 75%

2024: 76%

Outputs

Number of cadets enrolled

2025: 578

2023: 711

Number of law enforcement agencies participating

2025: 194

2024: 159

Logic Model

If we provide assistance for local law enforcement agencies including paid tuition for Basic Police School completed at TLETA, daily working uniforms and physical fitness gear, and additional financial assistance to agencies when their cadets graduate from TLETA, then agencies will be able to hire more quality officers from their communities, reduce vacancies within their agencies, commit to maintaining higher standards in training, and they will make their communities safer.