OCC to host Syracuse Police training academies through at least 2025

The department will use campus facilities to both train future officers and host other police training courses, OCC said.

Designated OCC classrooms, offices, and athletic facilities will be available to the Syracuse Police Department at no cost, the school said. OCC has a similar agreement with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department.

“We are honored to welcome future and current members of the Syracuse Police Department to our campus so they can utilize our outstanding facilities while preparing men and women for a career in law enforcement. Between the Syracuse Police Department, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department which also trains here, our criminal justice degree program, and our Central New York Police Academy, we are proud to be Central New York’s partner in education for future and current members of the law-enforcement community,” OCC President Casey Crabill said.

“I am proud and honored to welcome the addition of 26 new police officers to the Syracuse Police Department. I would like to thank the officers and their families for their sacrifice, as the recruits endured a strenuous 27-week academy. I would also like to extend a special thank you to the administration of Onondaga Community College. We look forward to our new partnership as we transition many of our academy activities to their facilities in the future,” Syracuse Chief of Police Kenton Buckner said.