After receiving a degree and graduating from the Alaska Police Corps 18-week residential academy, participants go to work for a police agency. Participants must meet all of the agency's hiring standards. They must be compensated at the same rate of pay and receive the same benefits as other officers of the same rank and tenure. Fairbanks Police Department and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as co-lead agencies will work in cooperation with local agencies and organizations. The Co-Lead Agencies will consult, consult and welcome input from local law enforcement officials, representatives of police and law enforcement management groups and federal, state and local agencies.
All educational assistance is contingent.
If a participants fails to complete his or her bachelor's degree, the Alaska Police Corps academy, and four years of required service with the assigned agency, he or she must repay all scholarships and reimbursements received through the program, plus 10 percent interest. Scholarships are available to dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty. Dependent children incur no service pr repayment obligation. The application process for eligible dependent children is non-competitive. For More Information Students interested in the Alaska Police Corps need to apply to the Alaska Police Corps, Fairbanks Police Department 656 7th Avenue Fairbanks, Alaska 99701.