Applications received by the Pennsylvania State Police have spiked by 258% after the law enforcement agency ditched its college education requirement for applicants.

Prior to the abandonment of the requirement, those seeking to join the Pennsylvania State Police must have received at least 60 college credits, according to a report.

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That stipulation was ditched in August, and now, as many law enforcement agencies have been struggling to fill their ranks, applications to the Pennsylvania State Police appear to be flooding in.

At least 537 hopeful troopers have taken the state trooper exam each month since the requirement was ditched, compared to 150 per month over a previous six-month period, the report noted.

Around "624 applicants who took the most recent trooper exam would otherwise not have been eligible," according to the law enforcement agency.

The success in recruitment has seen the Pennsylvania State Police open a new application period to meet the surge in demand. That cycle will run until Jan. 31.

Requirements to join the Pennsylvania State Police include being at least 21 years old, being younger than 40 years old upon entry to the academy, possession of a high school diploma or GED, and possession of a valid driver's license.

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They will need to pass a written exam, polygraph test, background investigation, and physical and psychological testing.

Once applicants are accepted, they will enter a 28-week training course that is "paramilitary in nature," according to the report.