Guard Card Training

How much does a California BSIS Unarmed Guard Card Cost?

Cost Table

Guard Training Timelines

Explanation

Cost Table

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There are three (3) costs to earning a Calfiornia unarmed guard card:

  1. Training fees.
  2. Application fees.
  3. Background Check fees. (Live Scan)

Payee Online Cost Classroom Cost Cost
Initial Training, Part 1 $17.99 $75  
BSIS Application Fees     $55
Live Scan     Approx. $75
Approximate Total $148 $205  

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Online vs. Classroom

California BSIS has approved both online and classroom training for the unarmed guard card. The material, in theory, is identical whichever venue the applicant uses.

The key is the cost difference. Online programs are far less expensive than instructor-led programs due to the smaller overhead.

Required Training

Although applicants can apply with only the inital Power to Arrest/WMD course (Part 1, 8-hours), the state requires a total of 40-hours of training. Therefore, after the Part 1 (PtA/WMD) course is complete, the application must return to finish the remaining 32-hours of training within 6-months. A graph of the training timelines is below.

Training Online Cost Classroom Cost
8-hours, Part 1 (Initial) $17.99 $50
32-hours, Parts 2 & 3 $74.99 $150
40-hours, Parts 1, 2 & 3 (comprehensive) $84.99 $200

Guard Training Timelines

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You may stand post after an eight-hour course and receiving your Guard Card from the State of California. Afterwards, you have 30-days to complete your first sixteen hours of training and then another six months to complete the remaining sixteen hours (for a total of forty hours of training). You may elect to take all forty-hours of Security Guard Card training at one time.

BSIS Guard Card Training Timelines

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