Montgomery County Community College

Pre-Academy Course

Jump-Start Your Police Academy Experience

If you have made application to the Municipal Police Academy or are interested in gaining insight into what the academy entails, you may be interested in the Pre-Academy Course of Instruction that is being offered to candidates to assist them in successfully gaining acceptance and being prepared for the academy.

The PACI is designed to assist candidates by preparing them to succeed in the physical fitness and academic areas of the academy entrance exams. The course consists of six (6) three-hour sessions held between 5:45 pm and 8:45 pm on a specified evening once each week for a six-week period.

The course, held at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus, in Conshohocken, will address physical conditioning, reading comprehension, positive study habits, indoctrination to academy practices and realistic role-playing scenarios.

Advantages to those who choose to take advantage of the course

• Individual attention to physical fitness deficiencies.
• At least three separate opportunities to take and pass the pre-entrance physical fitness assessment at no cost.
• No cost for initial or follow-up reading test.
• The opportunity to take part in a realistic training scenario.
• The opportunity to experience the academy environment before making the commitment to pay the regular academy tuition.
• The guarantee of acceptance into an available academy class of your choice following successful completion of the psychological exam and personal interview (The academy class selected must begin less than six months after completion of pre-entrance testing).

The cost of the course is $245, and registrations are currently being accepted. Please contact the academy at 610-278-0659 for more information.