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NYPD lowers college requirements for new recruits

New York Post · 2d

NYPD commish Jessica Tisch vows to bring back 1.5-mile timed run, reduces college requirements to beef up force in ‘crisis’

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department is desperate to fill its ranks after unprecedented dips in new cops in the Big Apple in recent years.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says department is lowering college credit requirement from 60 to 24 for new recruits

In 2023, more than 2,200 potential candidates had to be rejected because they couldn't meet the college requirement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Staten Island Advance · 2d

NYPD lowers college credit requirement to address hiring crisis

Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the police academy will drop from 60 to 24 college credits, which is equivalent to two semesters of college.

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Hero cop wounded in a shootout with suspect among those promoted at NYPD ceremony

A hero cop who was shot and wounded while hunting down an attempted murder suspect last year was among a group of brave ...

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NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run

The training run requirement, which was needed to graduate, was relaxed in 2023 when then NYPD Chief of Training Juanita ...

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