The ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ at Trumbull launched the Peace Officersβ Training Academy certificate credit program in fall 2020 with 21 students graduating in spring 2021.
ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ at Trumbull has operated the police academy as a non-credit training program for over 15 years and has graduated over 1,000 cadets since 2006. In 2020, the program made a very significant stride forward by implementing an academic credit certificate program with students attaining 22 credit hours upon completion of the academy. Students can use these 22 credit hours toward the Peace Officersβ Training Academy concentration in the Associate of Criminology and Justice Studies degree.
Spring graduates were grateful to complete the new credit program while overcoming logistical obstacles caused by the pandemic.
βI canβt say enough about the academy staff at ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ Trumbull for ensuring our success in the program,β Parker Sorg said.
βThe ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ Police Academy prepared me for the challenges that I will face as a public servant in my community,β Joseph Ostrowski added.
The university is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and has made it a focus of the curriculum moving forward.
βTodayβs environment has vividly illustrated the need to develop quality diverse police officers to be leaders in changing the culture of law enforcement to meet the needs of our communities,β said James D. Willock Jr., Director of Public Safety Training and Police Academy, ΒιΆΉΣ°ΤΊ.
Explore the Associate of Criminology and Justice Studies degree. For more information about the Police Academy, visit the Trumbull Police Academy website.