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  • Sep 27, 2010, 10:20 AM
    alternap18
    How many years does aperson need in college to become a police officer?
    Like 2 years of cop school
    And 4 years of college?
  • Sep 27, 2010, 10:23 AM
    pready

    Check out the following website:

    Requirements to Become a Police Officer

    This site will answer a lot of your questions about the requirements to become a police officer.
  • Sep 27, 2010, 10:38 AM
    JudyKayTee

    If this is for you the prior Domestic Protective Order you have written about will preclude you from being hired.
  • Sep 27, 2010, 01:42 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    There is no requirement in the US that a police office have more than a GED or high school degree. Some individual departments may have their own higher standards.

    Also the "cop" school is the POST training and in most places will be a 3 or 4 month school and those are furnished by the department after you are hired by them. In some areas like Georgia where I am at, you can pay for your own academy and almost all are hired when they complete by some department.

    For the better departments normally you will need a four year degree ( college degree) normally it does not matter in what.
    Also a tour of duty in the military is often seen as a great way to get considered.

    As noted, if you do have a conviction for a domestic violence crime, then forget about ever being a police officer
  • Feb 16, 2011, 05:44 PM
    eduardrosso
    4 years

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