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Basic Police Academy Training

Prior to exercising police powers in the Commonwealth, individuals must successfully complete the prescribed course of study for basic police training authorized by Municipal Police Training Committee.

The Municipal Police Training Committee sets the standards for basic police training for candidates hired by individual police departments throughout the Commonwealth. Those police departments submit applications for their employee (or sponsored candidate) to our recruit academies. Hiring practices vary by department. Certain departments, operating by Civil Service, must follow a selection process set forth by statute, while those departments not covered by Civil Service are free to design their own testing and selection process.

We suggest that you contact Civil Service or your local police department to discuss the hiring process within that community.

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What you need to know

Age requirements  Eligibility requirements for full-time police academies  Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 S.2248 Section 103.1. (b)  Civil Service for a Hiring Authority  Civil Service Police Departments  Employment Opportunities - Police Profession  

Contact Information

Address

MPTC Headquarters
42 Thomas Patten Dr., Randolph, MA 02368
Directions

Phone

Pat Caggiano Call MPTC Recruit Officer Training Coordinators, Pat Caggiano at 781-437-0306

Online

E-mail: Email MPTC Recruit Officer Training Coordinators at Patrick.Caggiano@mass.gov

Address

Boston PD Police Academy
85 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Directions
Cambridge / Northeastern Police Academy
360 Huntington Ave 100cp, Boston, MA 02115
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Fitchburg State University Police Program
32 Clinton St. , Fitchburg, MA 01420
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Lowell Police Academy
99 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA 01852
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MBTA Transit Police Academy
85 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169
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Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) Police Academy
670 West Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606
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Springfield Police Academy
50 East St., Springfield, MA 01104
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Worcester PD Police Academy
9-11 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA 01760
Directions

Phone

Boston PD Police Academy - Sergeant David Hernandez, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Boston PD Police Academy - Sergeant David Hernandez, Academy Director at 617-343-4410
Cambridge / Northeastern Police Academy - Lieutenant Beth Halloran, Co-Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Cambridge / Northeastern Police Academy - Lieutenant Beth Halloran, Co-Academy Director at 617-349-9176
Fitchburg State University Police Program - Alexandra Wysocki, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Fitchburg State University Police Program - Alexandra Wysocki, Academy Director at 978-665-3038
Lowell Police Academy - Sergeant Thomas Hickey, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Lowell Police Academy - Sergeant Thomas Hickey, Academy Director at 978-674-1994
MBTA Police Academy - Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, MBTA Police Academy - Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director at 617-222-1986 / 617-222-1987
Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) Police Academy Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) Police Academy at 508-751-7914
Springfield PD Police Academy - Captain Brian Beliveau, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Springfield PD Police Academy - Captain Brian Beliveau, Academy Director at 413-750-2240
Worcester Police Academy - Captain Christopher Murphy, Academy Director Call MPTC Authorized Police Academies, Worcester Police Academy - Captain Christopher Murphy, Academy Director at 508-799-8641

Online

Boston Police Academy - Sergeant David Hernandez, Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at David.Hernandez@pd.boston.gov
Cambridge / Northeastern Police Academy - Lieutenant Beth Halloran, Co-Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at bhallora@CambridgePolice.org
Cambridge / Northeastern Police Academy - Sergeant David Tauro, Co-Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at dtauro@cambridgepolice.org
Fitchburg State University Police Academy Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at Policeacademy@fitchburgstate.edu
Lowell Police Academy - Sergeant Thomas Hickey, Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at THickey@lowellma.gov
MBTA Police Academy - Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at pmabee@mbta.com
Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) Police Academy Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at policeacademy@qcc.mass.edu
Springfield PD Police Academy - Captain Brian Beliveau, Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at bbeliveau@springfieldpolice.net
Worcester Police Academy - Captain Christopher Murphy, Academy Director Email MPTC Authorized Police Academies at MurphyCJ@worcesterma.gov

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