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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.

Contact Information

Address

Boston PD Police Academy
85 Williams Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Cambridge Police Academy
360 Huntington Ave 100cp, Boston, MA 02115
Fitchburg State University Police Program
32 Clinton St. , Fitchburg, MA 01420
Lowell Police Academy, Lowell, MA
99 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) (Dormitories available)
340 West Brookfield Rd, New Braintree, MA 01531
Worcester PD Police Academy
9-11 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA 01760

Phone

Online

Sergeant James Blake, Academy Director, Boston Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at james.blake@pd.boston.gov
Sergeant Beth Halloran, Academy Director Cambridge Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at bhallora@CambridgePolice.org
Peter Carnes, Academy Director, Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at peter.carnes@barnstablecounty.org
Sergeant Patrick Casey, Academy Director, Lowell Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at pcasey@lowellma.gov
Detective Mabee, Academy Director, MBTA Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at pmabee@mbta.com
Captain David Kane, Academy Director, Springfield PD Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at dkane@springfieldpolice.net
Captain Jerry O'Rourke, Academy Director, Worcester Police Academy Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at orourkejf@worcesterma.gov
Sergeant Michael Goonan, State Police Municipal Academy (SPMA) Email MPTC-authorized Full-time Police Academies at michael.goonan@mass.gov

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