Residency Life
At ESI we like to think of our residency courses and programs as a gentleman’s boot camp. Long days and short nights while we are feeding you from a firehose. Here at ESI you find a family like no other and a life changing of experience or this might be just another experience for you.
Student Life
Student Life
Here at ESI you are fully emerged in your training. Students spend many long days and nights engaging in hands on training for the security industry. We often say “think of this like a gentleman’s bootcamp.
Cardinal Principals
Ethical and moral judgment are non-negotiable in security operations. ESI instills
these values through scenario-based training and thematic emphasis across all learning
modules.
Engagement & Diversity
ESI teaches that modern protection includes Guardianship—the defense of reputation,
privacy, digital presence, and emotional well-being. Protectors must understand and
mitigate public exposure, cyber threats, and the influence of social media. The customer-
service oriented approach is as vital as physical defense.
Staying in Grand Junction, CO
The Grand Vista Hotel
ESI takes over the Grand Vista Hotel each training session. The Grand Vista hotel features a pool, gym, a full service bar with karaoke and live music.
2790 Crossroads Blvd
Grand Junction, CO 81506
970-241-8411
1-800-800-7796
Fax 970-241-1077
frontdesk@grandvistahotel.com
Grand Junction, CO
Grand Junction is a city in Colorado’s Western Slope region. It’s known as the hub of Colorado’s wine country. Split into 5 sections, James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park offers river access, lakes, biking trails and wildlife. The Museum of the West displays prehistoric pottery and 19th-century firearms. West of the city, trail-lined Colorado National Monument is a park with red sandstone monoliths and canyons. Grand Junction, CO is considered a high mountain desert with temperatures in the summer reaching into the 100’s and during the spring the temperature drops as low as 33 degrees.
Recreation and Wellness
There is no other place in Colorado where you can experience the intersection of so many prized ecosystems. Mountains. Rivers. Canyons. Lakes. High Desert. Forests. The powerful rivers course through the verdant valleys and beckons paddlers, anglers and rafters. The surreal canyonlands and high-altitude alpine forests provide thousands of trails and striking scenery that captivates hikers, bikers and OHV riders in Grand Junction, CO. With over 1.5 million acres to explore and 76 percent of the area being public land, Grand Junction boasts unforgettable Colorado experiences without the crowds!