Campus Police

The Campus Police Department’s main office is located on the Merced Campus with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm and service hours until 11:00pm.  During the summer, office hours are closed on Fridays.

• Merced Campus Police Department: (209) 386-6600
• Los Banos Campus Police: (209) 381-6425

After 11:00pm, ALL calls will be forward to Merced Police Department Dispatch.

Police personnel enforce federal, state, and local laws, including criminal laws and vehicle code violations, as well as investigate all criminal and traffic cases that occur on Merced Campus, Los Banos Campus, and the Business Resource Center. The Campus Police Department also provides policing for a variety of events held on the Merced campus for the community at large.

As a Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified police department, Merced Community College District Police respond to a variety of calls for service which include calls for crimes in progress and medical calls for sick or injured persons in addition to vehicle collisions.

Campus Police operates as a separate jurisdiction working in conjunction with the Merced Police Department.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide responsive, professional and caring law enforcement services to all the people of the Merced Community College District.  We will respond to calls for service promptly, protect lives and property to the very best of our abilities, initiate and maintain crime prevention programs, and apprehend criminal offenders.

As Merced Community College District Police Department employees, we will always conform to the high standards expected by the public, by being fair, compassionate, unbiased and in conformance with the “Law Enforcement Code of Ethics.”