The selection process for MPTC-operated full-time police academies

There is a ranking policy for acceptance in an MPTC-operated full-time police academy. Seats are filled in the following order:

• First priority - Full-time municipal, University of Massachusetts (UMASS), and Environmental Police (MEP) officers; Medical Deferments, and part-time police officers hired by municipal police departments that do NOT employ any full-time police officers.
• Second priority - Part-time municipal, UMASS and MEP officers
• Third priority - Full-time officers other than municipal, UMASS, and MEP
• Fourth priority - Part-time officers other than municipal, UMASS, and MEP
• Fifth priority - Sponsored candidates. Only after all employed officers on the waiting list are admitted can we secure seats for sponsored candidates.

Within each priority ranking, seats will be secured on a first come/first served basis. At 30 days prior to a scheduled academy, the enrollment will be locked and seats will be secured utilizing the above ranking system. 30 days prior to the start date of a MPTC-operated academy, the MPTC will notify departments and candidates as to the status of their completed application.