Police academy in Maryland
1 police and corrections program with costs, results and funding that can make it free
One school offers this law enforcement program, and Maryland has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Police officers protect lives and property. Applicants need at least a high school diploma, though some departments and federal agencies ask for college classes or a degree, and they usually must be 21 and meet strict physical and personal standards; most then graduate from their agency's training academy and train on the job.1
In Maryland, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.
See the programHow much does police academy cost in Maryland?
$3,450
is what this program costs if you pay yourself
This program
- Finished the program
- 96%
- Working 6 months later
- 81%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $71,900
- Length
- 24 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Maryland may also offer police academy training. How these figures are made
The one police and corrections program in Maryland approved for WIOA funding
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1 program
Law Enforcement Officer (749 Clock Hours)
Prince George's Community College
Largo
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$71,900Price if you pay yourself$3,450Program website, Law Enforcement Officer (749 Clock Hours) at Prince George's Community CollegeMore details about Law Enforcement Officer (749 Clock Hours) at Prince George's Community College
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $17,968
- Length
- 24 weeks, 31 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $7
- Students counted
- 72
- Earned a year, estimated
- $71,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,450
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How to pay for police academy training in Maryland
WIOA funding can pay for police academy training in Maryland
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for police academy training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for police academy training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
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How police academy training compares with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Maryland
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Where the Maryland law enforcement program numbers come from
Which Maryland law enforcement programs are on this list?
These are the law enforcement programs Maryland approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Maryland offers.
How the prices and results of Maryland law enforcement programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about police academy training in Maryland
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List