The Tulsa Police Academy is partnering with several universities to accredit academy hours into college credit, creating a faster pathway for recruits to join the force while earning their degrees.

The partnership enables cadets to attend the academy while still in college and utilize their training as college credit toward graduation.

"We are now partnered with several different universities that are now accrediting our police academy with up to 45 credit hours," said Ana Parga, a recruiter for the Tulsa Police Department. "This means that someone could potentially achieve their bachelor's degree in just two to three years by going through our academy."

The colleges include:

-Northeastern State University,

-Oklahoma State University, Tulsa Campus,

- Oklahoma Wesleyan University

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