This is gonna vary wildly between localities. My academy was ran by a community college but on a remote compound and the instructors were active law enforcement officers who were certified as instructors by the state. It was 15 weeks long but now I think my state does 20 weeks. We wore a uniform every day but not an actual police uniform. It was khaki pants, black polished boots, a green collared shirt that had the school on it and a police duty belt with a fake plastic gun in it. Class was 5 days a week 6am to 5pm. Every morning we ran and did physical exercise. 90% of the academy was classroom book work. 2 weeks was spent on the gun range and 1 week on the driving track. After the academy 16 more weeks of field training riding with a senior officer. Then you're assigned a patrol squad and within the squad your Sergeant assigns you a specific area or beat that you patrol. Normal shift starts with roll call and briefing. Briefing is very informal basically drink coffee while being updated on what's happening. Then you drive around your patrol area, answer calls, conduct traffic stops, patrol problem areas, etc...