My Path
>
Training
>
Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy
Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy
at Westmoreland County Community College
Pittsburgh Catalog
Since its inception in 1979, the Westmoreland County Community College Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy has provided police officers with the knowledge and training necessary to perform today’s law enforcement tasks as well as a foundation upon which the officer may continue to enhance his or her police skills and academic knowledge. All of our programs are taught by experts with a collective 300 years of law enforcement experience. The academy is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC), headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The commission is empowered to implement the statutory requirements of the various police training acts.
Leads to
Costs
Takes
Example Career
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
Showing wage data for: Pittsburgh, PA
Entry
Median
High
Salary
Hourly Wage
$46,270
$82,850
$108,560
$22.24
$39.83
$52.19
Admissions
Any person applying for the Municipal Police Officers’ Training Academy must adhere to the following to be considered for admission:
- Be 18 years of age when applying to the police academy. There is no maximum age restriction.
- Be of good moral character and, under oath, attest that he/she has no prior criminal record.
- Complete and submit an application, including Release of Information and Certification.
- Provide a current photo identification and/or driver's license.
- Provide proof of high school graduation or GED certificate.
- Obtain and submit (before the deadline) a physical examination, at the applicant's expense, by a PA-licensed physician, certified nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant and a 5-panel drug test
- Obtain scores in the 30th percentile in the Physical Fitness Tests (One-minute sit-up and push-up tests, 1.5-mile run, and 300-meter run). This test is provided by the college for no charge.
- Obtain and submit (before the deadline) a psychological examination, at the applicant's expense, including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), by a PA-licensed psychologist or psychiatrist. (See Form section below)
- Take the Nelson-Denny Reading Examination provided by the college for no charge.
- Submit to a criminal history check and background investigation.
- Complete, if requested, an oral interview with the Academy Director and Lead Instructor.
- Submit a copy of military discharge (DD-214), if applicable, and F.B.I. background check.