Southwestern
Community College provides the
North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement
Training program mandated by the
NC Criminal Justice Education
and Training Standards Commission
and by the NC Sheriff’s
Education and Training Standards
Commission. This program will
provide the student with the knowledge
and minimum requirements needed
for certification by the Criminal
Justice Commission and/or the
Sheriff’s Commission. The
College also offers in-service
and advanced speciality training
to law enforcement agencies.
Southwestern is the coordinating
college to the Western North Carolina
Criminal Justice Regional Planning
and Training Program. Through
this program, the 16 westernmost
community colleges, serving 31
counties, work together to serve
the comprehensive education and
training needs of criminal justice
personnel in North Carolina, with
special emphasis on addressing
unmet training needs.
In addition, a basic training
program designed to prepare Seasonal
Park Rangers to perform law enforcement
in areas administered by the National
Park Service is offered. Classes
meet for a ten-week period from
8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday with some evening and Saturday
sessions. Graduates of the program
are eligible to receive a type
II law enforcement commission
as a Seasonal Ranger with the
National Park Service at one of
the more than 300 parks, monuments
and other facilities of the Park
Service in the contiguous 48 states,
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands and Guam.
The College offers the N.C. Detention
Officer certification program
mandated by the North Carolina
Sheriff's Education and Training
Standards Commission. Other state
certification programs offered
include: General Instructor Training,
Telecommunicator Training, Radar
Training, Standarized Field Sobriety
and others. Also offered are training
programs which lead to the following
professional certification programs:
Law Enforcement Officers' Professional
Certification Program:
• Basic, Intermediate and
Advanced Certification
Criminal Justice Officers' Professional
Certification Program:
• Basic, Intermediate and
Advanced Certification
Professional Certificate Program
for Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs:
• Basic, Intermediate and
Advanced Certification
Professional Certificate Program
for Detention Officers:
• Basic, Intermediate and
Advanced Certification
In order to be eligible for
one or more of the above programs,
entry level qualifications must
first be met. Awards are based
on a formula, combining formal
education, training and actual
experience as an officer/professional
in the field.
Certification is awarded by the
N.C. Criminal Justice Education
and Training Standards Commission
or the N.C. Sheriff's Education
and Training Standards Commission.
Various specialized law enforcement
courses are conducted in the area
served by Southwestern Community
College including: communications,
courtroom procedures, Criminal
Investigation, Criminal Law and
Procedure, Defensive Tactics,
Firearms Training, first aid,
detention and narcotics and dangerous
drugs.
See the SCC, Education Programs,
PSTC, website
for additional information and
schedules of training.
| For more information
about Public Safety Training
at Southwestern Community
College contact:
Curtis Dowdle , Director
of Extension - Public Safety
Public Safety Training Center
225 Industrial Park Loop
Franklin, NC 28734
828.369.0591
cdowdle@southwesterncc.edu
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