Welcome to the Vermont Correctional Academy home page.  We were established in the Fall of 1993.  The first Academy class Graduated on October 1^st of that year.  Our current program consists of 1 week of job shadowing at a correctional institution, 5 weeks of Class room instruction at the Vermont Correctional Academy, and 2 weeks of On the Job training back at the recruits work site.

 Our Mission

The Vermont Correctional Academy is vital to the Department’s statutory mandate to establish training programs for new employees and to establish such in-service training programs as deemed advisable. As an Academy we are responsible for developing training curriculum that will produce highly trained, professional, and competent staff throughout the department. To maintain a standard of excellence the Academy is dedicated to the development of curriculum and department furnished instructors. Academy curriculum is regularly reviewed, updated and revised to meet the needs of today’s correctional professional. The Academy will prepare new employees for success in the correctional profession; enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of experienced staff and empower all staff; to maintain a high standard of professionalism.

Photos of some of our Training Events

Current Graduated Class 

Vermont Correctional Academy Training Calendar

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 can be found here.

Current Academy curriculum  for the Vermont Correctional Academy.

Vermont Correctional Academy Rules and Regulations .

Vermont Correctional Academy Staff Bios.

The Vermont Correctional Academy is located on the beautiful campus of the College of St. Joseph in Rutland, Vermont.

The Vermont Correctional Academy and the College of St. Joseph have just signed an Articulation agreement for the transfer of  up to 16 credits toward a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Degree.

View a copy of the Articulation Agreement here.

Video of Agreement being signed at the 96th VCA graduation.

Criminal Justice Degree Program at the College of St. Joseph 

Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber, Secretary of Human Services Cynthia LaWare, Department of Corrections Commissioner Robert Hofmann, CSJ President Frank Miglorie, VT Correctional Academy Administrator Barry Mulcahy and CSJ Criminal Justice Division Chair, Dr. Luis Garcia congratulate two of the top performing graduates (Jonathan Paquette and Michael Allen) from the 21-member April 11, 2008 class of the Vermont Correctional Academy during ceremonies at the College of St. Joseph.

Directions

College of St. Joseph and the Vermont Correctional Academy can be found here.

For more information about the Vermont Correctional Academy contact the Academy Administrator, Barry Mulcahy (barrym@doc.state.vt.us)

For help with the contents of this web page you can contact.

Ross T. Farnsworth  (Ross.Farnsworth@doc.state.vt.us)

HRD Training Coordinator, Vermont Correctional Academy

802-776-5272