All new police recruits in Massachusetts must graduate from one of the municipal police academies, six regional police academies or the Massachusetts State Police Academy. All academies in the state meet requirements set forth by the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council.
| Police Academy Name | Address | Phone |
|---|
| Barnstable County Police Academy | PO Box 746
Barnstable, MA 2630 | 508-771-5391 |
| Boston Police Academy | 85 Williams Ave
Hyde Park, MA 2136 | 617-635-8000 |
| Boylston Regional Police Academy | 221 Main Street
Boylston, MA 01505 | 781-437-0322 |
| MBTA Transit Police Academy | 240 Southampton Street
Boston, MA 2118 | 617-222-1170 |
| Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council | 41 Terrace Hall Ave
Burlington, MA 1803 | 617-727-7827 |
| Mass State Police Academy | 340 West Brookfield Road
New Braintree, MA 1531 | 508-867-1000 |
| New Bedford Regional Police Academy | 1204 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 2740 | 508-992-7014 |
| Plymouth Regional Police Academy | 24 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 2360 | 781-437-0330 |
| Randolph Regional Police Academy | 6 Adams Street
Randolph, MA 2368 | 781-437-0321 |
| Reading Regional Police Academy | P.O. Box 522
Reading, MA 1867 | 781-437-0340 |
| Western Mass Regional Police Academy | 1 Armory Square
Springfield, MA 1102 | 413-755-5721 |
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