The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop from ...

The new changes “will bring the department more in line with peer agencies across the country, strengthen our officer training and ensure that the NYPD remains the best and most rewarding way ...

Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the police academy will drop from 60 to 24 college credits, ...

She says these changes will help rebuild the NYPD’s ranks while maintaining strong training standards. The NYPD currently has about 33,000 officers, down from 37,000 in 2017.

The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to ... police recruits more credits for completing the six-month academy training regimen based on a recent assessment by the National College Credit ...

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 ...