Westmoreland County Community College Part-time Police Academy Graduation
December 23, 2021Westmoreland County Community College celebrated the graduation of police academy cadets from its part-time Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy during a ceremony held Wednesday, December 23, 2021 in the Science Innovation Center theater at the Youngwood campus.
Graduates from Class 55 included Aaron Artz, Jr. of Philadelphia; Cole Bertok of Jeannette; Ian Bomblatus of Greensburg; Alex Caldwell of Ligonier; Daniel Coffman of Scottdale; Skylar Craven of Greensburg; Delvin Davis of Modesto, California; Jose Estevez of Miami; Katherine Frey of Fairview; Austin Hritz of West Newton; James Pepiot of McClellandtown; Connor Tibbe of Uniontown; and Justin Woods of North Huntingdon.
Several cadets earned special recognition during the ceremony. Delvin Davis received the President’s Award, Aaron Artz received the Academic Excellence Award and James Pepiot earned the Firearms Proficiency Award. The Driving Proficiency Award was awarded to Delvin Davis, Jose Estevez and Connor Tibbe.
The Westmoreland County Community College Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy offers both a part-time and full-time academy. Both programs train students to become police officers in Pennsylvania cities, boroughs and townships. Cadets also become Emergency First Responders and certified in CPR, Incident Command, the National Incident Management System and tactical skills. Westmoreland’s Police Academy is taught by professional instructors including working officers, investigators and leaders from throughout the southwestern Pennsylvania region. All are certified in their expertise by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission.
Westmoreland County Community College is recruiting applicants for the 2022 Part-time Municipal Police Academy, which starts February 5, 2022 and for the 2022 Full-time Municipal Police Academy beginning June 4. To learn more, visit www.westmoreland.edu/policeacademy or call 724-925-4112.