Group security officer training with ETXSTA costs $500 per officer for the full Security Career Fastrack (Level 2, Level 3, OC Pepper Spray and Level 4), plus one flat travel charge starting at $1,500 if you want an instructor at your facility. Train at our range in Longview instead and there is no travel charge at all. The minimum group is five officers, and everything goes on one invoice, paid in advance.
That is the short answer. The rest of this post breaks down where each dollar goes, what moves your total up or down, and how to avoid paying for the same thing twice.
What does the training itself cost per officer?
For most companies building armed crews, the number that matters is the Fastrack price: $500 per officer. That single enrollment covers four courses:
- Level 2, online
- Level 3, online, plus the in-person firearms qualification
- OC Pepper Spray, online, plus the in-person practical
- Level 4 Personal Protection Officer, in person
Bought one at a time, those same four courses add up to $589.95. The Fastrack takes $89.95 off that for every officer on the roster. On a crew of ten, that is $899.50 you keep, before you count the time saved by not booking four separate classes per person.
Not every officer needs the whole path. If your people already hold some levels, you can book any single course for the group instead: Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, OC, or Armed Security Recertification. The current rate for each course is listed on our classes page, and the quote form lets you request your exact mix of courses.
What does it cost to have an instructor come to us?
On-site training carries one flat travel charge, starting at $1,500. There is no per-mile billing, so you are not trying to guess what an odometer reading will do to your invoice. We travel within a 38-state service area.
If paying for travel does not make sense for your group, send your officers to East Texas Rifle and Pistol Club in Longview, Texas. Training there has no travel charge, and it is open to a company based in any state.
What drives the total on a group invoice?
Three things, and you control all of them:
- How many officers. The training cost scales with your headcount. Five is the minimum for a group booking.
- Which courses. The full Fastrack for new hires, or single courses for officers who only need one level or a recertification.
- Where the in-person portions happen. Your facility adds the flat travel charge. Longview adds nothing.
A worked example
Say you are onboarding eight new officers for armed posts and want all of them on the full path. Eight Fastrack enrollments at $500 come to $4,000. Bought separately, the same courses would have been $4,719.60, so the group saves $719.60 on training alone.
If you train in Longview, $4,000 is your total. If you want the instructor at your site, add the flat travel charge, which starts at $1,500, for a total starting at $5,500. Either way, it is one invoice for the whole crew.
Why does one trip for the whole path cost less than several?
Because travel is a flat charge, not a per-course or per-mile fee, the way you bundle the in-person work decides how many times you pay it. A company that books Level 3 qualification this month, the OC practical next month and Level 4 after that is arranging three separate visits. A company that runs the full Fastrack and brings the group together once arranges one.
The same logic applies to your officers’ time. Booking the in-person sessions once for the whole group means one block of coverage to plan around, not three separate ones.
Can we lower the cost by teaching some of it ourselves?
For Level 2, the rules allow it. Under 37 TAC §35.141(a)(1), Level 2 may be taught by the licensee’s designee, or by a department-approved school and instructor. Before you go that route, weigh the cost of building, running and documenting your own course against $500 for the full Fastrack.
Level 3 is not an option to bring in house. 37 TAC §35.141(a)(2) requires it to be taught by a department-approved school and a department-approved instructor. Any officer you plan to arm has to go through an approved school for that level regardless.
What is not on the invoice?
A few costs that companies often budget for and do not need to:
- Officer out-of-pocket costs. Your officers pay nothing themselves. After payment you submit one roster, and each officer receives an account and login by email, already enrolled.
- Mileage. Travel is one flat charge, never billed by the mile.
- Weather reschedules. If weather or a facility closure cancels a session, it moves to the next date that works for both of us at no additional training charge. Details are in our terms and conditions.
- Admin hours spent chasing people. A manager login shows which officers have started, finished, or not signed in, scoped to your company only.
What if we have fewer than five officers?
Group booking starts at five. Below that, officers can enroll individually through the classes page at the published rates. If you expect to hire more people over the next few months, it can be worth waiting and booking them together. You can see the full offer, including what the quote form asks for, on our group training page.
Pricing questions we hear often
How quickly will we get an invoice?
Most requests are invoiced the moment the quote form is submitted. If your request needs a second look, you will hear back within one business day.
Do we have to pick training dates before we pay?
No. Payment and scheduling are separate. The online portions are self-paced, and the in-person sessions are booked afterward on dates that suit your roster.
Is the Fastrack price the same for on-site and Longview training?
Yes. The Fastrack is $500 per officer either way. The only difference is travel: on-site training adds one flat charge starting at $1,500, and Longview adds none.
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