Owens Community College has announced a new test location partnership with local police
departments.The new partnership will allow applicants to complete one test and have their score sent to
multiple departments. Applicants will pay a fee of $45 to initially take the test and $7 for each
additional department they choose to send their scores to.As the testing location, Owens Community
College will provide video-based applicant-testing sessions for the police departments in Oregon and
Perrysburg beginning in December, with several other departments in Northwest Ohio expressing an
interest in joining the partnership in 2014. The testing will be conducted in conjunction with National
Testing Network (NTN), the leader in outsourced applicant testing for police departments, to deliver law
enforcement recruitment and applicant testing services.This service will enable police departments to
greatly reduce their applicant screening costs and reallocate resources. By offering real-time applicant
score reports, NTN clients will have current applicant information and the necessary test score data to
make better-informed hiring decisions."It is disheartening to see local talent seek law enforcement
positions in other states because no local police department is offering a test. I believe that
increasing the frequency of testing and allowing the test scores to apply to multiple departments will
encourage them to stay," said Michael Navarre, chief, Oregon Ohio Police Department. "This
will result in a larger pool of quality candidates for local police chiefs to choose from and enable
them to achieve their ultimate goal of hiring the right people."