![NIC Basic Detention Academy's first graduates pose for a photo at their commencement ceremony on Friday, March 10 in the Edminster Student Union Building on NIC’s main campus in Coeur d’Alene. Pictured, from left, are Aaron Hall of Corona, Calif., Shannon VanNatter of Bonners Ferry, Tyler Vasicek of Birmingham, Ala., Eugene Hibbard of Coeur d’Alene and Gavin Fairbanks of Coeur d’Alene.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2023/03/14/031423Detentiongraduation_PHOTO_1_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
NIC Basic Detention Academy's first graduates pose for a photo at their commencement ceremony on Friday, March 10 in the Edminster Student Union Building on NIC’s main campus in Coeur d’Alene. Pictured, from left, are Aaron Hall of Corona, Calif., Shannon VanNatter of Bonners Ferry, Tyler Vasicek of Birmingham, Ala., Eugene Hibbard of Coeur d’Alene and Gavin Fairbanks of Coeur d’Alene.
March 15, 2023
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‘Pioneering a new generation’
NIC Basic Detention Academy graduates first class of students
North Idaho College held a graduation ceremony for its first Basic Detention Academy class Friday, March 10 in the Edminster Student Union Building at NIC. Five recruits completed the nine-week program and all will continue working for local law enforcement agencies. Four graduates will work with Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and one with Bonner County Sheriff’s Office.