"EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH DEFENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING" North Coast Defense Academy empowers individuals through defensive education and training. We each have a responsibility to protect ourselves, and our courses provide the knowledge and tools people need to improve their safety and well-being. Our safety and firearms training courses are taught by a diverse group of instructors who are current, former, and retired military; as well as professional security specialists and law enforcement officers. No other organization in northeast Ohio offers the level of expertise found at North Coast Defense Academy.

Immersive learning experiences with the power to educate, inspire and change lives for the better through science, art and culture.