Tisch said the 60-credit requirement forced the NYPD to turn away 2,275 potential recruits in 2023, about 29% of applicants. Including the latest police academy class that has yet to graduate ...

The plan reduces the number of college credits needed to enter the NYPD’s Police Academy, increases the number of credits earned during academy training and reinstates a timed-run requirement ...

A review of academy training by the National College Credit Recommendation Service determined that completion of the six-month NYPD Police Academy training program was the equivalent of 45 college ...

The number of recruits making it through the NYPD Police Academy has plummeted in recent years, city officials said. Paul Martinka “The NYPD is in a hiring crisis and this is not a budget problem.

According to the latest NYPD data, the department has about 34,000 uniformed officers, still short of Tisch’s stated goal of hitting a force of 35,000. Police ... for the next academy class.

The goal is to place the vehicle on display at the NYPD Police Academy, where future officers can see the risks of the job and the sacrifices made in the line of duty. “Knowing that an officer ...

the New York Police Department (NYPD) is reducing its college credit requirement in an effort to beef up its force. Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, police recruits will now ...

At the same time it is reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also plans to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstate a 1.5-mile training run requirement. Hundreds of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the face of a low-staffing crisis, the NYPD is taking bold steps ... college credit requirement for entering the police academy, increase the credits earned during ...