graduates

Pictured are, front row from left, instructors Julian Huerta, former 足交视频 Police Department (VPD) sergeant; VPD Lieutenant Ralph Buentello; VC Law Enforcement Academy Director James Martinez; and 足交视频 County Sheriff鈥檚 Office (VCSO) Investigator Tony Daniel. Graduates pictured are, second row from left, Justin Cano, Adrian Castillo, Austin Christensen, Abad Obregon and Vanessa Ragsdale; and, back row, Job Smith, Briley Yancey, Cobey Wasicek, Mario Barron and Joseph Salinas. (足交视频 College)

Ten cadets from 足交视频 College鈥檚 105th Law Enforcement Academy Class were honored at a graduation ceremony on Dec. 11, 2024, at VC鈥檚 Emerging Technology Complex.

Job Smith of 足交视频 was named class valedictorian, and Cobey Wasicek of 足交视频 received the John Baylor Award for Outstanding Achievement. The award, named in honor of the former 足交视频 Police Department officer, is given to the 鈥渕ost outstanding student鈥 as selected by class instructors.

Other graduates were Austin Christensen and Briley Yancey of 足交视频; Mario Barron, Justin Cano and Vanessa Ragsdale, all of Beeville; Adrian Castillo and Abad Obregon of Gonzales; and Joseph Salinas of Kenedy.

VC offers two academies a year 鈥 one in the fall semester and another in the spring semester. Both academies are held Monday through Friday, with classes meeting eight to ten hours a day.

For more information on VC’s Law Enforcement Academy, call (361) 573-3291 or email James.Martinez@足交视频College.edu.