We Are Professional Security Officer Educators™

We have facilities all around the Los Angeles area: Burbank, Huntington Beach, and Upland

Private security is a growth industry. Employers must ensure staff have the best training within available budgets. We offer efficient, cost-effective online credentialing and continuing education programs for professional security officers. We also offer instructor-led courses, permit for exposed firearms, baton permit, chemical agents (OC/Pepper) spray and Electroshock Weapon certifications.

Founded in 2003, Security Training Center® is a professional security guard training company. Our purpose is to educate security personnel and organizations in the latest protocols and techniques to keep staff, property and other valuables safe. A proactive approach to security awareness prevents many problems from ever occurring, reducing risk to staff and liability. We teach early identification of potential problems and how to defuse conflicts before reaching crisis. Our staff and advisory board have decades of experience in military, law enforcement, executive protection, private security, defensive weapons, and martial arts.

A truly global company, our training materials are used on five (5) continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

We offer certified/approved online courses and training materials for multiple states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Other states are coming soon!

Our Training Manuals

California Classroom Instruction

Our STC Guard Card Training® program complies with all requirements as mandated by the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS).

At the end of our courses, while passing all exams with a score of 100% in accordance with regulations, students are provided with:

All paperwork required to apply for a California Security Guard Registration Card:

Application for Security Guard Registration Request for Live Scan Service forms A Certificate of Training Completion



NOTE: The actual license is issued by the State of California, not the trainer.

We are licensed by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). TFF 1615, TFF 1616, TFF 1617