Lackawanna College Police Academy
Kevin F. Mahoney
Director of Academy Operations
2 Day and Weekend Classes: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Evening Classes: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Proper dress is required. (Business casual/Uniform) Smoking is prohibited.
All officers are still required to complete 12 hours of in-service training to maintain their Municipal Police Officer certification. Four (4) courses totaling 12 hours will be provided by Lackawanna College at no cost to certified municipal police officers and/or county detectives (Those officers whose records are maintained in the Training and Certification System (TACS) by MPOETC). Departments will not be billed for these officers.
Departments that are not maintained in TACS, but are authorized to attend the MPOETC courses, are responsible for payment of $25 per officer. There is a separate process in place for these departments/officers. Please contact our office for further information if you belong to one of these agencies. Again, please contact only via email to mistregistration@lackawanna.edu.
REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MADE BY EMAIL TO: mistregistration@lackawanna.edu. The following information MUST be included for registration: Department name, Name of officer, MPOETC#, Officer’s email address. Any questions are also to be directed to the above email. Phone inquiries will not be entertained as they interrupt the efficiency of the office environment. Thank you.
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT CHIEF OR TRAINING OFFICER! INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO REGISTER. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED
ENTRY UNLESS PRE-REGISTERED.
Special Notice
COURSE SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. CLASSES MAY BE CANCELLED, POSTPONED, OR CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT VENUE DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. Officers arriving late or leaving early will not be credited for training. Cell phones, ETC. are not permitted during class.
2026 In-Service Training Locations
- Carbon County EMA, 1264 Emergency Lane, Nesquehoning, PA
- Chinchilla Hose Company, 104 Shady Lane Rd, Chinchilla, PA
- Lackawanna College, Angeli Hall, 501 Vine St, Scranton, PA
- Lackawanna College, Hazleton Center, 2 East Broad St., Hazleton, PA
- Lackawanna College, Lake Region Center-RM 313, 8 Silk Mill Drive, Hawley, PA
- Montrose Boro PD, 89 Cherry ST, Montrose, PA
- Pocono Mountain Regional PD, 2454 PA-940, Pocono Summit, PA
- Tamaqua PD, American Hose Co. 39 Mauch Chunk St., Tamaqua, PA
- William Walker Hose Company, 803 Penn Ave, Mayfield, PA
2026 MPOETC In-Service Continuing Education Courses
- 26-001 Legal Update
- 26-002 Crisis Intervention
- 26-003 Trauma-Informed Policing
- 26-004 Child Abuse Investigation