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Police academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota

4 police and corrections programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these law enforcement programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each 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 Minneapolis, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are law enforcement certificate (3 programs) and corrections certificate (1 program).

See the 4 programs

All 20 police and corrections programs in Minnesota, including online programs

How much does police academy cost in Minneapolis?

$1,985 to $4,823

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minneapolis may also offer police academy training. How these figures are made

Is there free police academy training in Minneapolis?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 police and corrections programs in Minneapolis approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Law enforcement certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Law Enforcement

    Hennepin Technical College

    Brooklyn Park

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn ParkLaw enforcement certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,550
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about Law Enforcement at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    90%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,056
    Length
    30 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    1,221
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,550
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Hennepin Technical College

  • Law enforcement certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Law Enforcement

    Century College

    White Bear Lake

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Century College, White Bear LakeLaw enforcement certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,466
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Century College
    More details about Law Enforcement at Century College
    Finished
    56%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,953
    Length
    30 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    139
    Earned a year, estimated
    $39,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,466
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Century College

  • Law enforcement certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Law Enforcement

    Normandale Community College

    Bloomington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Normandale Community College, BloomingtonLaw enforcement certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,823
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Normandale Community College
    More details about Law Enforcement at Normandale Community College
    Finished
    22%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,006
    Length
    30 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    77
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,823
    Program website, Law Enforcement at Normandale Community College

  • Corrections certificateIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Corrections

    Century College

    White Bear Lake

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Century College, White Bear LakeCorrections certificate · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,985
    Program website, Corrections at Century College
    More details about Corrections at Century College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,985
    Program website, Corrections at Century College

How to pay for police academy training in Minneapolis

WIOA funding can pay for police academy training in Minneapolis

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.

Other training in Minneapolis

How police academy training compares with the rest of public safety across Minnesota: First responder training in Minnesota

Where the Minneapolis law enforcement program numbers come from

Which Minneapolis law enforcement programs are on this list?

These are the law enforcement programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Minnesota page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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