Graduation ceremony held for BLET Class No. 76

SCC BLET Class No. 76 at their graduation ceremony.
Graduates of Southwestern Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Class No. 76 were honored during a Dec. 15 ceremony held at the Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center in Franklin. Pictured are left to right: Curtis Dowdle, SCC’s Public Safety Training Center dean; Brice Jenkins of Highlands; Tyler Hance, Franklin; Jordan Sutton, Franklin; Chrystal Deitz, Sylva; Cecil Shepherd, Whittier; Christopher Martin, Franklin; Clay Saunders, Franklin; Kevin Bryson, Bryson City; Johnathan Kilby, Sylva; and Tiffany Holland, NC Law Enforcement instructor and coordinator.

Graduates of Southwestern Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Class No. 76 were honored during a Dec. 15 ceremony held at the Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center in Franklin.

The graduates, who completed over 700 hours of training, include Kevin D. Bryson of Bryson City; Chrystal D. Deitz, Sylva; Tyler E. Hance, Franklin; Brice T. Jenkins, Highlands; Johnathan L. Kilby, Sylva; Christopher A. Martin, Franklin; Clay A. Saunders, Franklin; Cecil J. Shepherd, Whittier; and Jordan C. Sutton, Franklin.

The North Carolina BLET is a state-accredited program designed to prepare entry-level individuals with the cognitive and physical skills to become certified police officers and deputy sheriffs.

For more information about SCC’s public safety training, call 828.306.7041 or visit www.southwesterncc.edu/pstc.