This course is open to new officers from agencies outside of the MPTC’s mandate. Individuals interested in the police profession not hired by a police department are invited to apply however, must be sponsored by either a municipal or University of Massachusetts Police Chief or Massachusetts Environmental Police Colonel and is responsible for all medical, equipment and tuition costs incurred. Applicants outside of the MPTC mandate are accepted on a space-available basis.
The MPTC is not involved in either hiring or sponsoring students nor does the MPTC set hiring standards for entry-level police officers. Entry-level hiring standards and sponsorship are left to the discretion of the hiring/sponsoring agency and/or the Human Resource Division’s Civil Service Unit.
MPTC Operated Police Academies
Tuition: $2,500.00
Contact Lynda @ 781.437.0306 / E-mail: Lynda.Kearns@state.ma.us
Mailing Address: Lynda Kearns, Recruit Officer Training Coordinator, MPTC H.Q., 6 Adams Street, Randolph, MA 02368
***The MPTC Committee voted that effective January 1, 2013, no municipal, UMASS, or environmental police department
may send (or sponsor) student officers to recruit training if that agency has not submitted its spreadsheet and been granted access to the new database. ***
Police Academy | Secure Start Dates | Graduation Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boylston | July 8, 2013 [CLOSED] | This Academy's capacity has been met. | |
| New Braintree SPMA | |||
| Plymouth | September 9, 2013 | TBA | April 1, 2013 - (In session) |
| Reading | September 16, 2013 March 10, 2014 | TBA | March 11, 2013 - (In session) |
| Western Mass Co-located at STCC Campus, Springfield, MA | August 19, 2013 February 3, 2014 | January 17, 2014 |
MPTC Authorized Police Academies: Please contact the authorized police academy directly to apply or tuition questions.
Authorized Police Academy | Address | Contact Information | Secure Start Dates |
| Boston Police Department | 85 Williams Ave Hyde Park, MA 02136 | Lieutenant Michael Chapman 617.343.4411 | |
| Lowell Police Department | Middlesex Community College 33 Kearny Square 5th FL Lowell, MA, 01852 | Sergeant Thomas Fleming 978.937.3259 (January to May) 978.656.3229 (June to December) | June 3, 2013 (FULL) |
| MBTA Quincy | 85 Sea Street Quincy, MA 02169 | Sergeant Daniel O’Toole 617.222.1986 | |
| Springfield Police Department | 50 East Street Springfield, MA 01104 | Lieutenant Harry Kastrinakis 413.750.2522 | |
| Worcester Police Department | 9-11 Lincoln Square Worcester, MA 06108 | Captain Jack Ryder 508.799.8611 |
Updated: May 8, 2103