Spring 2016 BLET Academy | Eastern North Carolina Now

Pre-Orientation set for Spring BLET Academy

    WASHINGTON, N.C. — Beaufort County Community College has scheduled the mandatory Pre-Orientation for its Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy for the Spring 2016 Semester. It will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2015, in Building 10, Room 32 on BCCC's campus.

    Classes will begin on Wednesday, January 6, 2016.

    BCCC offers the BLET program accredited by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs' Commission. It is designed to give students the skills needed for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county or municipal law enforcement or private enterprise. Successful completion of a BLET academy also fulfills 19 credit hours, the equivalent of one semester, towards the requirements for an associate's degree in criminal justice.

    The BLET course consists of 34 different subject areas including criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody and court procedures; emergency responses, and ethics and community relations.

    Anyone seeking to become a sworn officer with a law enforcement agency in North Carolina must take the course in its entirety and pass the state exam.

    Instructors for the course will be from a wide range of agencies and specialty areas.

    To be considered for the class, applicants should complete an application packet and must provide a certified criminal history record check prior to registering for classes. Applicants are required to undergo a medical examination, to provide proof of U.S. citizenship and must have graduated from high school or have earned a General Educational Development, or GED, among other requirements.

    For more information about the BLET Academy, interested persons can contact Larry Barnes, BLET School Director, at 252-940-6228 or by email at Larry.Barnes@BeaufortCCC.edu. Information and an application packet can also be obtained by contacting Pauline Godley, Administrative Assistant for Law Enforcement Programs, at 252-940-6232, or by email at Pauline.Godley@BeaufortCCC.edu. More information is available on BCCC's website at http://www.beaufortccc.edu/progrm/busines/BLET/blet.htm.


    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.