Westmoreland accepting applications for its full-time Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy

March 7, 2019 Youngwood, Pa.

Westmoreland County Community College is accepting applications through May 17 for its full-time Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy.

The academy will begin June 4, 2019 and will run through November 2019. Classes will meet daily Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and one or more Sunday per month at the college’s Public Safety Training Center in Smithton.

The 920-hour academy trains students for police officer positions in Pennsylvania cities, boroughs and townships. Courses include: criminal law, police procedures, firearms, emergency vehicle operation, criminal investigations, laws of arrest, physical fitness and defensive tactics just to name a few.

The Westmoreland academy is certified by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission.

Upon successful completion of the academy, graduates are eligible to receive 15 college credits upon enrolling in Westmoreland’s Criminal Justice associate degree program.

Academy courses are taught by instructors with professional experience such as chiefs of police, patrol officers, state troopers, K-9 officers, narcotics agents, medics, investigators, special agents, and those with advanced firearms skills.

Tuition is $4,950, which covers the educational costs associated with the program with the exception of uniforms and footwear.

The application deadline for the upcoming academy is May 17, 2019. For more information and application materials, visit westmoreland.edu/policeacademy or call 724-925-4298.