A college degree is nice to have if you plan on doing something after your law enforcement career. However they are not essential to this job. As stated before all you need is a clear head, the ability to not take things personally, and common sense. If you can master those 3 things chances are you will make a decent cop. I will never understand how someone with a meteorology degree is better suited than someone without a degree but who is a hard worker. Are we listing weather predictions on our