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Entry-level 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 their employee (or sponsored candidate) to our authorized recruit academies. Hiring practices vary by departments and 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  Employment Opportunities  Civil Service for a Hiring Authority  Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 S.2248 Section 103.1. (b)  Civil Service Police Departments 

Contact Information

Address

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

Phone

(781) 437-0306

Online

E-mail: patrick.caggiano@mass.gov
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Fax

(781) 963-0235

Address

Boston PD Police Academy
85 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
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Cambridge Police Academy
360 Huntington Ave 100cp, Boston, MA 02115
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Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy
The Welcome Center Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC), Building 1805, Camp Edwards, MA 02542
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Fitchburg State University Police Program
32 Clinton St. , Fitchburg, MA 01420
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Lowell Police Academy, Lowell, MA
99 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
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Northern Essex Community College (NECC) Police Academy
100 Elliott St , Haverhill, MA 01830
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State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) (Dormitories available)
340 West Brookfield Rd, New Braintree, MA 01531
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Worcester PD Police Academy
9-11 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA 01760
Directions 

Phone

Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director, Boston PD Police Academy (617) 343-4410
Sergeant Thomas Glynn, Academy Director, Cambridge Police Academy (617) 349-9176
Peter Carnes, Academy Director, Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy (508) 419-2860
Lisa Lane, Academy Director, Fitchburg State University Police Program (978) 665-3038
Sergeant David Quirbach, Academy Director, Lowell Police Academy (978) 674-4141
Detective Paul Mabee, Academy Director, MBTA Police Academy Ph: (617) 222-1986/617-222-1987
Josh Stokel, Academy Director, NECC Police Academy (603) 498-7160
Lieutenant Norman Charest, Academy Director, Springfield PD Police Academy (413) 750-2500
Juliet Tondera, State Police Municipal Academy Registration (508) 867-1000
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director, Worcester Police Academy (508) 799-8641

Online

Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director, Boston Police Academy james.blake@pd.boston.gov
Sgt. Thomas Glynn, Academy Director Cambridge Police Academy tglynn@cambridgepolice.org
Peter Carnes, Academy Director, Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy peter.carnes@barnstablecounty.org
Lisa Lane, Academy Director, FSU Police Academy llane2@fitchburgstate.edu
Sergeant David Quirbach, Academy Director, Lowell Police Academy dquirbach@lowellma.gov
Detective Mabee, Academy Director, MBTA Police Academy pmabee@mbta.com
Mark Courtois, Academy Director, SPMA Police Academy mark.courtois@pol.state.ma.us
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director, Worcester Police Academy orourkejf@worcesterma.gov

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Additional Resources

550 CMR 3: Massachusetts police recruit training requirements
G.L. Chapter 41 ยง96B
MPTC Standard Equipment List for Full-time Police Academies
Health & Wellness Preparation Guide
MPTC Statement on the status of reserve academies
Hiring Out-of-State Officers as Reserve/Intermittent (PDF 59.1 KB)
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