Regional Police Academy Costs

The Regional Police Academy is a 16-week, 800-hour police training school designed to provide basic law enforcement training to in-service and pre-service recruits.

Twelve of the academy credits can be applied toward Northern Michigan University’s 65-credit associate degree of law enforcement.

Financial aid is available through NMU’s standard financial aid process for qualified applicants.

The main costs for the program are:

• Academy fee: $4,300
• NMU application fee: $35 (if applicable)
• Uniforms and boots: approximately $290

Additional costs to consider are:

• Housing and food
• Physical examination*
• Hearing examination*
• Vision examination*
• Physical fitness test*
• MCOLES reading/writing test*

*NMU is the site of these tests.

For more information, contact Academy Director Ken Chant or Training Director Mike Bath at 906-227-1408.