Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education?
Topic: Training and counseling
CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.
| District | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alaska | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for officers who earn a Bachelor's degree | |
| Anchorage, AK | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for accredited courses at the University of Anchorage or Wayland Baptist University | |
| Alabama | NO CBA |
| Birmingham, AL | NO CBA |
| Arkansas | NO CBA |
| Arizona | NO CBA |
| Chandler, AZ | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Gilbert, AZ | NO CBA |
| Glendale, AZ | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $3700 per term of the MOU | |
| Mesa, AZ | NO CBA |
| Phoenix, AZ | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | NO CBA |
| Tucson, AZ | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| California | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for officers who earn an Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree | |
| Anaheim, CA | NO |
| Bakersfield, CA | NO |
| Chula Vista, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Fremont, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Fresno, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Irvine, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,300 per year | |
| Long Beach, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Los Angeles, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Oakland, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Riverside, CA | NO |
| Sacramento, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 per year | |
| San Bernardino, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| San Diego, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $2,000 per year | |
| San Francisco, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $500 per year | |
| San Jose, CA | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,000 per year | |
| Santa Ana, CA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Stockton, CA | NO |
| Colorado | NO CBA |
| Aurora, CO | NO |
| Colorado Springs, CO | NO CBA |
| Denver, CO | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to participate in an educational refund program | |
| Connecticut | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for officers who earn a Bachelor's or Master's degree | |
| District of Columbia | NO |
| Florida | YES |
| Summary: State provides up to six credit hours tuition-free per term at a state university or community college to full-time employees | |
| Hialeah, FL | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for degrees in management, public administration, or criminal justice Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Jacksonville, FL | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Miami, FL | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Orlando, FL | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,800 per year | |
| St. Petersburg, FL | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 per year | |
| Detail: Officers must have at least 60 credit hours to be considered for a promotion to sergeant | |
| Tampa, FL | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees in criminal justice related programs Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Detail: Employees may receive up to $3,500 per year for undergraduate tuition, $4,500 per year for Master's degree tuition, and $6,000 per year for doctoral tuition | |
| Georgia | NO CBA |
| Atlanta, GA | NO CBA |
| Hawaii | NO |
| Honolulu, HI | NO |
| Iowa | NO |
| Idaho | NO CBA |
| Boise, ID | NO |
| Illinois | NO |
| Chicago, IL | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for extra-departmental education at an accredited college or university | |
| Indiana | NO CBA |
| Fort Wayne, IN | NO |
| Indianapolis, IN | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for college education | |
| Kansas | YES |
| Summary: Allows for incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Wichita, KS | YES |
| Summary: Police officers receive educational pay for a baccalaureate or master's degree | |
| Kentucky | NO CBA |
| Lexington, KY | YES |
| Summary: Certain promotions require college credits Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Detail: Police sergeants must have at least 63 college credits Lieutenants must have at least a bachelor's degree | |
| Louisville, KY | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to participate in the Metro Government Tuition Reimbursement Program | |
| Louisiana | NO CBA |
| Baton Rouge, LA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for employees with a post-secondary degree | |
| New Orleans, LA | NO CBA |
| Massachusetts | YES |
| Summary: Higher pay rates for employees with associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees, or master's degrees | |
| Detail: Article 34 outlines a tuition remission plan for employees enrolled in state-supported degree programs | |
| Boston, MA | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Maryland | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degree | |
| Baltimore, MD | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for post-secondary education Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Maine | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degree | |
| Michigan | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Detroit, MI | NO |
| Minnesota | NO |
| Minneapolis, MN | NO |
| St. Paul, MN | NO |
| Missouri | NO CBA |
| Kansas City, MO | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| St. Louis, MO | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Mississippi | NO CBA |
| Montana | NO |
| North Carolina | NO CBA |
| Charlotte, NC | NO CBA |
| Durham, NC | NO CBA |
| Greensboro, NC | NO CBA |
| Raleigh, NC | NO CBA |
| Winston-Salem, NC | NO CBA |
| North Dakota | NO CBA |
| Nebraska | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Lincoln, NE | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Omaha, NE | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay and tuition reimbursement for post-secondary education | |
| New Hampshire | NO |
| New Jersey | NO |
| Jersey City, NJ | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Newark, NJ | NO |
| New Mexico | NO CBA |
| Albuquerque, NM | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Nevada | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Henderson, NV | NO |
| Las Vegas, NV | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition assistance | |
| Reno, NV | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| New York | NO |
| Buffalo, NY | UNKNOWN |
| New York, NY | NO |
| Ohio | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Cincinnati, OH | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for job-related courses at an accredited institution | |
| Cleveland, OH | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Columbus, OH | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Detail: Commanders and deputy chiefs are required to have a Bachelor's degree | |
| Toledo, OH | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Oklahoma | NO CBA |
| Oklahoma City, OK | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Tulsa, OK | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Oregon | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Portland, OR | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Pennsylvania | NO |
| Philadelphia, PA | NO |
| Pittsburgh, PA | NO |
| Rhode Island | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees and tuition reimbursement | |
| South Carolina | NO CBA |
| South Dakota | NO CBA |
| Tennessee | NO CBA |
| Memphis, TN | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Nashville, TN | NO |
| Texas | NO CBA |
| Arlington, TX | NO CBA |
| Austin, TX | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Corpus Christi, TX | YES |
| Summary: Bachelor's degree or equivalent credentials required for senior officers and lieutenants Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Detail: Employees promoted to captain or deputy chief without a bachelor's degree have 48 months to obtain a degree before being demoted. Employees promoted to assistant chief without a master's degree have 48 months to obtain a degree before being demoted. | |
| Dallas, TX | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| El Paso, TX | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees Officers must complete a minimum of 45 college credit hours within 3 years of completing Police Academy Training | |
| Detail: Officers who do not complete the minimum 45 college credit hours will not be eligible for transfer requests, special teams, or promotions. They may also face discipline up to and including termination. | |
| Fort Worth, TX | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees Certain promotions require employees to complete post-secondary education within an allotted time frame Allows sworn department employees to be eligible for tuition reimbursement | |
| Detail: Assistant chiefs, deputy chiefs, and commanders have 36 months to obtain a bachelor's degree after appointment Lieutenants have 48 months to obtain an associate's degree or 60 hours of college credits after appointment Captains have 60 months to obtain a bachelor's degree after appointment | |
| Garland, TX | NO CBA |
| Houston, TX | YES |
| Summary: Certain promotions require post-secondary education Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Detail: Executive chief, executive assistant chief, and assistant chief require a master's degree | |
| Irving, TX | NO CBA |
| Laredo, TX | YES |
| Summary: Certain promotions require college credits to be obtained within an allotted time frame or the employee will be demoted Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Detail: Lieutenants have 48 months to obtain at least 60 college credit hours Captains have 48 months to obtain an associate's degree or 90 college credit hours Deputy chiefs and assistant chiefs have 48 months to obtain a bachelor's degree | |
| Lubbock, TX | NO CBA |
| Plano, TX | NO CBA |
| San Antonio, TX | YES |
| Summary: Certain promotions require college credits to be obtained within an allotted time or the officer will be demoted Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Detail: Lieutenants have 48 months to obtain at least 60 college credit hours or an associate's degree Captains have 60 months to obtain a bachelor's degree | |
| Utah | NO CBA |
| Virginia | NO CBA |
| Chesapeake, VA | NO CBA |
| Norfolk, VA | NO CBA |
| Richmond, VA | NO CBA |
| Virginia Beach, VA | NO CBA |
| Vermont | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Washington | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Seattle, WA | NO |
| Wisconsin | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for career-related education credits | |
| Madison, WI | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| Milwaukee, WI | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 per year | |
| West Virginia | UNKNOWN |
| Wyoming | NO CBA |