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| A law enforcement officer undergoes training on June 1 at SCC’s Jackson Campus in Sylva. |
FRANKLIN- For the first time in a decade, Southwestern Community College will offer evening classes for its Basic Law Enforcement Training program.
The program is designed to meet the needs of aspiring law enforcement officers who presently have day jobs. Classes are scheduled to start in mid-August at SCC’s Public Safety Training Center in Franklin.
“We want to help people work around their busy schedules if they are wanting to change careers but can’t take the law enforcement training classes in the daytime,” said Matt Reynolds, N.C. Law Enforcement Certification program coordinator and instructor for SCC. “It’s going to be fairly intense. Our program has a reputation for being tough, and that’s because we want to make sure our graduates are prepared for whatever they may face in this profession. We will continue to maintain our high standards with this evening program.”
Classes will meet from 4-6 p.m. four nights during the workweek as well as three Saturdays each month. The program includes 744 hours of training.
BLET is a state-accredited program that provides entry level individuals with the cognitive and physical skills they need to become certified police officers and deputy sheriffs.
“It’s the same exact content we have in our traditional Basic Law Enforcement Training program,” Reynolds said. “It’ll just be spread out over a different time period.”
For more information about the evening BLET program, contact Reynolds at 828.306.7046 or reynolds@southwesterncc.edu.
