Welcome to Pikes Peak State College!
The PPSC Campus Police Department has sworn full-time and part-time law enforcement officers as well as a full-time civilian emergency management professional to serve the Centennial, Rampart Range, and Downtown campuses and, the Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation (CHES). Our staff is dedicated to making your time at PPSC a safe and pleasant experience.
PPSC police officers respond to both in-progress and cold crimes. They investigate reported felonies, misdemeanor offenses, and traffic accidents; provide safety escorts and motorist assistance; and manage after-hours access. Officers conduct vehicle and foot patrols as well as provide physical security for all campus buildings at the Centennial, Rampart Range, and Downtown campuses and the CHES building.
I invite you to partner with your Campus Police Department. Report any suspicious or criminal activity occurring, on or near any PPSC campus. It’s especially important to notify us if you're a victim of a crime on campus. Reporting these incidents allows us to target our patrols to prevent further incidents. We also want to know about any safety hazards to help prevent accidents. By becoming our partners, you can assist us in making our campus community a safer place to be.
As Colorado State Certified police officers, we work in close cooperation with neighboring law enforcement agencies including the Colorado State Patrol, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Springs Police Department, and others. We’re happy to assist in you in police matters with those agencies when appropriate.
All of our police personnel are in direct radio communication with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch. If you need assistance at any time, you may approach any of us. If we cannot help you, we will be able to contact those who can.
If you have any comments or questions regarding the Campus Police Department, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
James R. Barrentine
Chief of Police
Administration:
Phone: (719) 502-2900
Office hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Our history has been and our future is to be the State Leader in Community College Policing.
To provide community-oriented solutions, communication, and services at Pikes Peak State College.
To establish a working relationship with the campus community. To establish a working relationship with all surrounding Emergency Responder agencies to ensure a safer community on and around the campuses. To increase proficiency and efficiency of campus police force, in order to provide the best possible public safety services to the College community.
The officers and staff of the Department of Campus Police are committed to being a caring, professional service agency. They are dedicated to the concepts of personal merit, steadfast integrity, continuous growth, creative teamwork, and effective community policing service. All individuals of the PPSC community can expect to be treated courteously and professionally by members of the department. The administrative staff will not tolerate an employee who acts unprofessionally or rudely or who does not provide an appropriate level of service.
The Department of Campus Police has established a Complaint and Commendation Form
for the purpose of collecting feedback to improve our community service and to recognize
outstanding performance by department members. Please complete the Complaint and Commendation
Form available in the Campus Police Forms section of the website and forward it to
the PPSC Detective Corporal. Upon receipt of a complaint or commendation, the Detective
Corporal will review the complaint or commendation. Commendations will be referred
to that officer’s immediate supervisor. Complaints will be reviewed to determine if
they warrant an internal affairs investigation (for allegations of serious misconduct)
or a member misconduct investigation (for allegations of non-serious misconduct).
In either case, when the Complaint and Commendation form is received, you will be
notified at the address you provided on the form. You will also be notified of the
disposition of the investigation.
Contact
PPSC Detective Corporal
Phone: (719) 502-2144
email: police@pikespeak.edu
In compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment of 1989 (Public Law 101-226), students and employees shall not engage in the unauthorized or unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use/abuse of alcohol and/or illicit drugs on college property or as part of any college activity.
Any student or employee who is convicted of the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use, or abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol is subject to criminal penalties under local, state, or federal law. These penalties range in severity from a fine of $100 up to $8,000,000 and/or life imprisonment. The exact penalty assessed depends upon the nature and the severity of the individual offense.
The College will impose penalties against students who violate the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 (Public Law 101-226). Violators will be subject to disciplinary action under student disciplinary policies. The sanctions include but are not limited to, probation, suspension, or expulsion from the College and referral to authorities for prosecution, as appropriate.
For further information, contact the Human Resources Services Office or the Student Life Office at the Centennial Campus.
Students and employees shall not engage in the unauthorized or unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use/abuse of alcohol and/or illicit drugs on college property or as a part of any college activity.
Students and employees shall not engage in the unauthorized or unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use/abuse of alcohol and/or illicit drugs on college property or as a part of any college activity.
There are legal sanctions for violations of the Standard of Conduct. Any student or employee who is convicted of the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, use or abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol is subject to criminal penalties under local, state, or federal law. These penalties range in severity from a fine of $100 up to $8,000,000 and/or life imprisonment. The exact penalty assessed depends upon the nature and severity of the individual offense.
The College will impose penalties against students and employees who violate the above Standard of Conduct. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action under employee and student disciplinary policies. The sanctions include, but are not limited to, probation, suspension or expulsion from the College or probation, suspension or termination of employment, and/or criminal charges brought by this department.
A listing of controlled substances is on file for your reference in both the Human Resource Services Office and the Student Life Office.
Centennial Campus, Room B-200
(719) 502-2600
(866) 720-3784 or website
(719) 635-7000 or (855) 277-3678, or https://diversushealth.org/
(719) 632-0063 or https://al-anon-co.org/
(719) 573-5020 (24 hours) or http://www.coloradospringsaa.org/
(719) 637-1580 or http://www.nacolorado.org/
866-768-7709 (hotline) or https://ca-colorado.org/
(800) 622-2255 or https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://drugfree.org/get-support-now/ to schedule a call, or text 55753
In accordance with Colorado Statute CRS 18-12-214(3)(a), a concealed weapon permittee may have a handgun on the real property of the public school so long as the handgun remains in his or her vehicle and, if the permittee is not in the vehicle, the handgun is in a compartment within the vehicle and the vehicle is locked.
Children must not be left unattended or unsupervised in campus buildings, on campus grounds, or in vehicles. Under Colorado state law, leaving children unattended can constitute child abuse or neglect and may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.
18-6-401. Colorado Revised Statutes Child Abuse:
1(a) A person commits child abuse if such person causes an injury to a child's life or health, or permits a child to be unreasonably placed in a situation that poses a threat of injury to the child's life or health, or engages in a continued pattern of conduct that results in malnourishment, lack of proper medical care, cruel punishment, mistreatment, or an accumulation of injuries that ultimately results in the death of a child or serious bodily injury to a child. Leaving a child unattended in an automobile for any length of time is considered child neglect and abuse. Furthermore, “Leaving children unattended or unsupervised in campus buildings or on campus grounds can constitute child abuse or child neglect as outlined in the Colorado Protection Act of 1975.”
Information concerning persons who are required by Colorado law to register as sex offenders, including registered sex offenders who are enrolled, employed, or volunteering at Pikes Peak State College, may be obtained from:
Colorado Springs Police Department
705 South Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs 80903
Phone: (719) 444-7000
or the
El Paso County Sheriff's Department
210 South Tejon Avenue
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Phone: (719) 520-7100
Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Convicted Sex Offender Site.
Animals are not allowed on campus, either in the building or left in your vehicle, except when needed for instruction or where needed by a disabled employee or student. Service animals or those used for instructional purposes must be on a leash and be under the direct and positive control of the owner. Violation can result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.
Police Officers are on duty during hours of operation.
*For All Emergencies Call 911*
Main Telephone: 719-502-2900
Main Fax: 719-502-2901
Main Email: police@pikespeak.edu
Room A-100
Room N-106
Room S101
Room 105A
