919.00 Credits
As the need for education and training of municipal police officers increases, the Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center at HACC ??? Central Pennsylvania???s Community College continues to serve successfully as a certified police training center under the Municipal Police Officers??? Education and Training Commission (MPOETC). In-service cadets are those individuals employed by a municipal police department or another law enforcement agency. These individuals are enrolled by the employing agency. Pre-service cadets are those cadets who attend on their own and are responsible for tuition and other expenses The college offers both a full-time and a part-time academy at the Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola Law Enforcement Complex on the Harrisburg campus. *Upon successful completion of the Municipal Police Academy, the student is eligible to receive 21 credits upon enrolling in HACC???s Criminal Justice Transfer Associate degree curriculum. (Courses: CJ 104, CJ 201, CJ 205, Criminal Justice Electives, and Physical Education Electives ).