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TRAVERSE CITY \u2014 A new, $30 million state scholarship fund to train more police officers is coinciding with major changes to NMC\u2019s Police Academy, setting up an enrollment- to- employment pipeline that will ultimately benefit community safety.<\/p>\n

Announced last month, the Public Safety Academy Assistance Program<\/a> was established to help address the critical need for additional police officers statewide by reducing or eliminating the cost associated with basic police training. Law enforcement agencies are eligible for up to $20,000 per recruit for tuition and other training costs, plus $4,000 in salary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt serves both the agency and the student,\u201d NMC Police Academy director Gail Kurowski. \u201cThere are a lot of people that might be considering a career in law enforcement that don\u2019t have the financial wherewithal to put themselves through a program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grand Traverse County Undersheriff Mike Shea said that will be a boost to his department, which earlier this year had 10 vacancies in the patrol division. He recently attended the Michigan Sheriffs Association conference and of the 70 counties represented, all but one or two were struggling with vacancies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are bleeding police officers. They are leaving the profession at an alarming rate,\u201d said Shea, a 2005 NMC Police Academy alumnus himself.<\/p>\n

Applications are now open for agencies who intend to enroll recruits in an academy session beginning after January 1. Next fall is also when NMC debuts a new, four-month structure for its academy. That cuts in half the current time needed to complete the program and will allow NMC to better compete for students it might have previously lost to condensed academies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 16-week program is going to be huge,\u201d said Shea, who already has a candidate in mind as Grand Traverse County\u2019s first employed recruit to start next fall.<\/p>\n

NMC is also the only academy to offer drone certification to its recruits, and far exceeds the minimum requirement for scenario training, which simulates real-world situations, set by MCOLES, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to have over 60 hours of scenario training,\u201d Kurowski said. \u201cThat is huge. There is no academy in Michigan that\u2019s going to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $20,000 per recruit would more than cover NMC\u2019s tuition. NMC is also the northernmost academy in the lower peninsula, making it an attractive option for agencies regionwide, as well as the UP.<\/p>\n

Shea said another plus is that NMC\u2019s instructors are all either law enforcement officers or attorneys.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no one better to teach than those who are living it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For more information on NMC\u2019s program, visit nmc.edu\/police<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Release date: November 2, 2022<\/h3>\n

For more information:<\/h2>\n

Diana Fairbanks
\nAssociate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
\ndfairbanks@nmc.edu<\/a>
\n(231) 995-1019<\/p>\n

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