Law Enforcement Training programs to be offered at SCC

The fast moving profession of law enforcement demands cognitive and physical skills. Southwestern Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program provides individuals the training to meet those demands.

Students take the wheel for intensive defensive driving training in SCC's Basic Law Enforcement Training program that prepares them to serve as police officers and sheriff’s deputies throughout North Carolina.

This year, SCC offers two sections in their state accredited BLET program.

The first, a day class, begins May 15 and runs through August 28. It is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will meet Monday through Friday.

The second, an evening class, will run from August 28, 2006, through April 17, 2007. This class will meet from 6 to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. most Saturdays.

These two courses will prepare entry level individuals with the skills to become certified to work as sworn law enforcement officers, as police officers or deputy sheriffs, in North Carolina.

The course is comprised of 33 separate blocks of instruction. These include defensive driving; fire arms training; criminal law; constitutional law; arrest, search and seizure; and much more.

All admission requirements and required paper work must be completed and submitted prior to the first class meeting. Applications must be submitted prior to the mandatory class orientation on May 1 at 9 a.m. for the day class and August 7 at 6 p.m. for the evening class.

Registration cost for each course is $65. In addition, book costs will be approximately $275. Student insurance is optional. Uniform shirts and physical training attire are also required and cost approximately $75.

For additional information, phone the SCC Public Safety Training Complex at 828.369.0591. Information can also be found at the BLET page on the college’s website at www.southwesterncc.edu/pubsafety/blet.

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