Durham Technical Community College in Durham, North Carolina, offers a Basic Law Enforcement Training program, or BLET. It will train you for taking the Basic Training Law Enforcement Officers Certification Examination. Successfully passing this exam is mandatory by the state of North Carolina before you can become a police officer. This program may be taken in one semester (19 credit hours), at the end of which you will receive a BLET certificate of course completion. Before enrolling in this program, however, you must pass a physical exam as the requirements for BLET certification include you being physically fit.
Durham Technical Community College
1637 Lawson St.
Durham, NC 27703
919-536-7200
durhamtech.edu
Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is Wake Tech Community College which offers a basic law enforcement training program for day or evening students. If you enroll in day classes, which must be attended each day Monday through Friday, you can complete your course certification in about 19 weeks. If you choose to attend night class, attendance requirements are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5 to 10 and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with completion in about 32 weeks. Upon completing this BLET program which includes 37 written exams and 8 practical application projects, you will earn your training certificate and be eligible to take the state law enforcement exam.
Wake Tech Community College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-866-5000
waketech.edu
Gaston College, in Dallas, North Carolina, offers a basic law enforcement training program certificate after 19 credit hours or a total of 624 hours of course study. The BLET study course at this college is a closed enrollment program, which means every student applying for basic law enforcement training may not be accepted. This is because applications for this training program are handled predominately by the BLET offices and not by the school admissions personnel. However, if you have been hired or have sponsorship from a law enforcement agency, you will be given preferential consideration for enrollment.
Gaston College
201 Highway 321 South
Dallas, NC 28034
704-922-6200
gaston.edu