Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise.

This program utilizes State commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction.  General subjects include, but are not limited to, criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations.

Students must successfully complete and pass all units of study which include the certification examination mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission to receive a certificate. 

BLET Transfer Credit:                                                                                                                  

Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training at a school accredited by the N.C. Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission will receive 10 semester hours credit toward heir Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.  These students must have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training since 1985.  RCCC only ensures acceptance of these transfer credit in our Associate in Applied Science – Criminal Justice Technology degree program.  These transfer credits may or may not be accepted by a four-year institution.  Students are responsible for checking the degree requirements of the four-year institution to which they intend to transfer.