How long do you got to go to school to become a police officer?

The response to this question was originally that "most police departments' police officers have to go to college for 2 years and get an associates degree. Some departments only require a high school diploma or GED."

The answer is presented with no statistical references or backing. The only requirement to be a police officer is to have a high school diploma or equivalent. Grade point average is not a requirement. William Terrill, an associate professor of criminal justice at Michigan State, responsible for studies on policing and education stated in 2010 in an interview with Pacific Standard Magazine, that "There are more than 18,000 police agencies in the United States, and more than half of them are in rural areas with fewer than 10 officers. Rural police agencies rarely have a college requirement, but even in mid-to-large U.S. cities, departments with college requirements "still wouldn't approach 30 or 40 percent,""
Most departments at local and county levels don't require a degree, and the ones that do will usually accept an Associate's Degree. After they are employed they may take as many college-level classes as they wish. Many officers go on to get degrees in Public Administration - Sociiology - and the Law.