Quest for the Best庐 Scholarships Awarded to Two Police Cadet Graduates from the College鈥檚 Municipal Police Academy
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA 鈥� December 13, 2019)鈥敶蠓⒘喜� students Kerri Ann Christie and Michael Palmer each received a $2,650 Quest for the Best庐 scholarship at the College鈥檚 Municipal Police Academy graduation ceremony last night at Interboro High School.
Of the 59 police cadets who graduated, Christie and Palmer were chosen to receive the scholarships by William Davis, director of the Municipal Police Academy, because of their positive attitudes, excellent grades, can-do spirit and hard work. Tuition for the Municipal Police Academy, which is held at the College鈥檚 Marple Campus, is $5,800, which includes books.
Quest for the Best庐 is a tax-exempt, private foundation that provides funding and services to groups committed to 鈥渟trengthening the common good of mankind.鈥� Last night, Quest for the Best庐 President Taras Wochok, joined Davis and College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black to present the scholarships to the cadets.
Graduates of the Police Academy receive Pennsylvania Act 120 certification for successful completion of a 920-hour curriculum that includes instruction in firearms, physical fitness, self-defense and Homeland Security, as well as scenario training and practical exercises. The College was one of the first schools in the Commonwealth to conduct police academy training for the Municipal Police Officers鈥� Education and Training Commission in accordance with Pennsylvania Legislative Act 120. A leader in providing local and regional departments with qualified and prepared candidates, the College has expert faculty, including police chiefs, police supervisors, assistant district attorneys and other law enforcement professionals.
Last night, graduation keynote speaker Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Frank Hazel addressed the 59 graduates, consisting of 44 day and 15 evening students. Day classes are held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week. Evening classes are from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., five nights a week, as well as on five Sundays and seven Saturdays for Firearms and Driving training.
大发六合彩鈥檚 Municipal Police Academy has served the community since 1977, and also conducts mandatory Act 180 in-service training for current municipal police officers. The Police Academy has trained more than 95 percent of the police officers in Delaware County and more than 75 percent of the police officers in Chester County.
Photo Caption: Quest for the Best庐 President Taras Wochok, 大发六合彩 President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, Municipal Police Academy graduates Michael Palmer and Kerri Ann Christie, and William Davis, director of 大发六合彩鈥檚 Municipal Police Academy.
