College Security Patch — Order This Eagle Bell Tower Design
Design S0505A at a glance
An eagle descending with a key in its talons toward a collegiate bell tower — access granted from above, the campus's own skyline below — on a cream-field scalloped round with 'Vigilance & Service' style ring text. Non-sworn college security departments order this where sworn campus police order crests: it carries the institution without claiming police powers.
Scalloped roundMerrowed borderDescending eagleKey in talonsBell towerCream field
About this eagle and bell tower design
Non-sworn campus security has a wording problem — authoritative enough to direct a crowd, careful never to imply police powers — and the insignia has to walk the same line. The key here does that work: access and custodianship, not arrest. The bell tower is whichever one your campus photographs for the admissions brochure, and cream-field patches read collegiate at fifty feet.
Departments redraw the tower from a photo, word the ring with the institution and 'SECURITY' per their state's required phrasing, and order event-staff versions alongside. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof within 6–12 hours, production after approval.
College security patch quick facts
- Embroidered college security patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Key iconography marks custodial authority — distinct from police powers.
- Campus tower redraws from one photo are no-charge.
- Event-staff versions reword the ring on shared art.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this campus patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniforms, velcro for event vests, iron-on for polos
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: blue-gold-cream as shown, your school colors, or subdued builds
- Border: merrowed (shown) follows the scallops
- Thread: metallic gold key available; the tower stitches in architectural linework
- Artwork: your campus tower, your school colors, your required wording — no art charge
Who orders this design
Non-sworn college security departments, private-school safety teams, and campus event-staff programs order this key-and-tower round. Departments transitioning toward sworn status often bridge with it. Admissions offices have been known to approve the design — which on a campus is the real authority.
Custom college security patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
College security patch questions
Can the tower be our actual campanile?
Yes — one photo and the tower redraws arch-for-arch at no charge. Alumni recognize it before they read the ring.
Does the key imply police powers?
The opposite — keys read custodial, which is precisely the register non-sworn departments need. State wording rules still govern the text; the layout accommodates them.
Can event staff share the design?
Yes — 'EVENT STAFF' ring versions order alongside officer sets on one quote at combined quantity.
What colors if ours aren't blue and gold?
Any school pair re-threads the design; send brand values and the mockup renders your palette against the cream field.
How do we order?
Ring wording and school colors in the markup tool, tower photo attached, quote submitted — mockup in 4 hours, bells rung.
Touring other quads?
Campus security is one post — the security officer patch index across properties, events and patrols covers the firm's or department's other assignments. For board-presentable budgeting, the patch costs and construction summary in one page passes committee review.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.