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(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)—Fifty-seven new police officers—ranging in age from 20 to 57—graduated from Delaware County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy on Thursday, June 11 during a ceremony held at Ridley High School in Folsom. The graduation class included 17 newly hired officers for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), four Chester County Sheriff’s Office officers, three Chester City officers and two Drexel University officers.
Among the graduating class were seven female officers. The guest speaker was Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.
The oldest graduate was 57-year-old Troy Brock of King of Prussia, who always dreamed of becoming a police officer. He has worked for decades as a security guard for universities, hospitals and government organizations, and an injury in 2009 forced him to abandon his first police academy attempt. “I thought being a security guard was my ceiling, and that my dream was buried,” he said. “But I learned that it is never too late. The DCCC Municipal Police Academy program is amazing. It is well-structured, and they teach you everything.”
The youngest graduate is Christian Ford, 20, of West Grove. He shared the Physical Fitness Award with Michael Slowson of Philadelphia. Among the other police cadet award winners were Tyler Brooks of Philadelphia and Patrick Dolan of Havertown, winners of the Quest for the Best Award; Stephen Felker, Jr. of Lansdale, who earned the Delaware County Chief of Police Award; Tyler Roseblatt of Holland, who won the Academic Award; and Joseph Decker of Landenberg, who received the Pennsylvania Chief of Police Driving Award.
“This was an excellent, hardworking class,” noted William Davis, a retired state police trooper and the director of the DCCC Municipal Police Academy for the past 35 years.
More than 95 percent of the municipal police officers in Delaware County and more than 75 percent of the police officers in Chester County graduate from the College’s Municipal Police Academy. The next Police Academy class starts in July 2026. Interested individuals should visit dccc.edu/mpa for more information.