College Police Department Patch — Order This Owl and Lamp Badge
Design S0958A at a glance
A navy badge-shaped patch with a gold edge and an owl on an open book at its center, joined by a lamp and laurel. Lettering lines carry a college and police line, a founding year, a two-word values line and a campus and district safety line. With only two colors the owl’s detail stays sharp, and the patch reads as an academic seal and a police badge at once.
Badge-shape cutGold merrowed borderOwl emblemOpen bookLamp and laurel4 lettering lines
About this owl and lamp college badge
Owls, books and lamps are among the oldest symbols of learning in academic heraldry, and placing them inside a police badge outline is a quick way to say campus department. This design keeps the palette to navy and gold so the owl’s feathers and the laurel leaves stitch cleanly, and the lettering is set up for colleges that serve more than one site or an entire district.
Customize it: your college or district name, your founding year, a values line of your own, or a different emblem in place of the owl if your school has a mascot. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; stitch-ready proof within 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
College police department patch quick facts
- Embroidered college police department patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production on college police department patches takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Fine feather and leaf detail like this stitches cleanest in two high-contrast colors.
- Multi-campus and district departments often add a site name on a lower line so one design covers every location.
- College police shoulder badges usually run 3.5" to 4" tall.
- Owl Badges, a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California since 1999, makes every college police department patch to order.
Customize this college police patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for patrol shirts, velcro for vests, iron-on for polos and caps
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4" fits most shoulders
- Colorways: navy and gold as shown, or your school colors
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or navy for a quieter edge
- Thread: metallic gold for the lamp and laurel on dress versions
- Artwork: the owl redraws to your mascot or crest, and the book can carry your college initials, at no art charge
Who orders this design
Community college districts, private colleges and multi-campus police departments order this badge when they want academic symbolism in a police format. Districts that patrol several campuses use the lower line to name the service area. Orders commonly run sew-on for sworn officers and iron-on polos for civilian campus safety staff.
Custom college police 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 police department patch questions
Can we keep the owl but change the lettering?
Yes. The owl, book, lamp and laurel can stay exactly as drawn while every line of text restitches to your college, founding year and values.
Our district covers several campuses. Can the patch reflect that?
Yes. The lower line can name the district or a service area, and we can produce site-specific versions from the same art.
Will the owl’s detail survive at small sizes?
At 3.5 inches and up the feathers and book pages stay distinct. Smaller sizes get a slightly simplified owl on your proof.
Can civilian staff wear a version without the word police?
Yes. We can produce a campus safety version from the same art with different lettering, quoted alongside the sworn-officer patch.
How do we send our school colors?
Pantone numbers are ideal, but a photo of existing apparel or a logo file works too. We match thread as closely as possible and show it on your proof.
Looking for a different campus layout?
This page covers one owl-and-lamp college badge. The police patch range beyond this owl on an open book badge includes campus shields, municipal rounds and specialty unit stars. Still deciding on embroidered, woven or PVC? The custom patch guide for turning an owl-and-lamp concept into a district patch covers builds, backings and volume pricing.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.