Law Enforcement and College Infographic

Law Enforcement and College Hiring and Recruitment 36% 47% Agencies target 4-year college graduates Agencies offer pay increase for college graduates 57% Agencies offer college tuition reimbursement 12% Agencies offer incentives for college attendance DETECTIVE More than 4 in 10 officers work for an agency that offers take-home vehicles or a pay raise for a college degree. "Many agencies require some college course- work or a college degree." Law enforcement agencies that offer college tuition reimbursement to new 50% State law recruits enforcement agencies 25% Local police departments 12.5% Sheriffs' offices A majority of local police departments with 25 or more officers use this incentive. "Many departments now require an associate's degree or at least 60 hours of college credit in order even to be allowed to take the entrance exam." Advance your career with Eastern Kentucky University. Our 100% online law enforcement degrees let you achieve your goals on EKU Online your terms. Learn more at http://go.eku.edu/policeinfo Sources Bureau of Justice Statistics, Census of State and Local Law EnforcementAgencies, 2008. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012,Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes333051.htm Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, Police and Detectives, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm Careers Internet Database, Jobs on a City Police Force as Patrol Officers, on the Internet at http://www.careers-internet.org/members/careerpages/police.htm