The Central Police College was founded in 1936 when the government combined several existing police educational institutions into a new school with Chiang Kai-shek as president. At that time, the college was located in Nanking and offered a two-year program.
民國廿五年，政府鑒於統一全國警官教育，將當時內政部警官高等學校、浙江省警官學校合併，成立中央警官學校。由蔣公擔任首任校長，校址設於南京，辦理二年制正科教育，招收高中畢業青年。