[Non-Sequitur]

cough BS cough

Poll your local police departments and you'd be surprised at the percentage who have at least an associates degree if not a bachelors.

[Mr.Unique]

From the International Association of Chiefs of Police web site:

How much education is required to be hired as a police officer?
The minimum education level for the majority of police department is a high school diploma, or equivalent. However, the current trend is for applicants to have college credit equal to two years:

16% of state police agencies require a two-year college degree,
4% require a four-year degree.
13% of county police agencies require a two-year degree and
?? % require a four-year degree.
9% of local agencies require a two-year degree
2% require a four-year degree.

I personally know 5 cops...none has even a two-year degree. I will say that, credited or not, the police academies that I know of might as well issue a degree.