Graduating from my university March 2026, when would be a good time to apply to the police academy? How quickly do you get called in to start the entire process? Just wondering how much preparation I should start doing now so that I won’t have to rush anything when it gets to that point.
Academy Timing Process
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Depends on if your academy is run by an agency or through a college. I’m not fully versed in the timetables for agency academies because I went through a community college run academy. In my experience you’ll have to apply before the semester starts (most academies in my area run a class in the fall and spring). You’ll then schedule a day to take an entrance PT exam. Once you pass your PT test your academy commanders will give you a list of tasks to complete such as buying class supplies, getting a physical, signing waivers and paperwork, and then getting a start date. For me the process from the application, to the PT test, to the start date took roughly 2 months.