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 alcoholic beverage laws;
investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency
responses, and ethics and community relations.
Successful graduates receive a curriculum
certificate and are qualified to take certification examinations
mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commission and/or the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and
Training Standards Commission.
This program does not have a summer term.
Begins
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Fall Semester and
Spring Semester
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Tuition
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Waived through Sponsorship
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Duration
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Twenty-four (24) weeks
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Fees
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$31.25 (subject to change);
Including Accident Insurance, Activity & Technology Fees
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Schedule
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Mondays-Thursdays
(6 pm - 11 pm) & Saturdays (8 am - 5 pm)
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Books &
Other Fees
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Approx. $500 (subject to change)
Including ammunition, books, uniforms, etc...
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| Attendance |
No
absences are allowed.
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For a one page BLET Admissions handout,
click
here.
A student who wishes to apply for the Basic Law
Enforcement Traning (BLET) Program, they must meet the following
requirements:
- Complete and submit CCC Admission Application. Click
here to apply online, or click
here to print an Application for
Admission and mail or fax it to the Admissions Office.
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be twenty (20) years of age by first class meeting. (Cadet may
be nineteen (19) years of age in some
cases, but must be twenty years of age (20) by the date of the state
exam and
must have an approved waiver from the NC Criminal Justice Training and
Standards Commission. See the BLET
Coordinator for more information.)
- Must have graduated from high school, GED, or adult high
school. Click
here for a printable transcript request form from other
schools.
- Must submit official transcript from high school attended or
official GED/AHS scores. Photocopies of diploma or faxed transcripts
are NOT ACCEPTABLE.
- Complete the reading placement test with a COMPASS scale score of
78 or better. Prior
college credit cannot be
used to waive testing. Must also
take the computer literacy and
keyboarding speed tests.Prior
college credit with a “C” or better,
within the past five (5) years, will waive this requirement.
To
register to take the placement test, click
here to reserve your spot online and
click on Placement Tests.
ALL APPLICANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 1-6 OF
THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
MUST SCHEDULE AN INFORMATION
SESSION
WITH THE BLET
COORDINATOR.
- Schedule
an information session with the BLET Coordinator, Joe Rufra, at (252)
222-6228 or jer@carteret.edu. **
- Must
have background check done prior to first class meeting from all
locations that you have lived since the age of 16. (See the BLET
Coordinator for instructions.)
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Must be eligible under NC
Administrative Code: T12:09B.0100
for
criminal justice employement.
- Obtain
sponsorship letter from the BLET
Coordinator.
- Registration
(Cannot
register without completed Sponsorship Letter).
- Payment
of
fees and submit a copy of the
Sponsorship Letter to the Cashier’s Office.
- Completed
physical examination and medical
history forms by the first class meeting.
**The interview
will serve to
acquaint applicants with the expectations and demands of the program,
as well
as initiate the final steps of the process such as obtaining background
check
and sponsorship information.
NOTE: BLET does
transfer 10 credit hours into the
Associate in Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology program. The following courses transfer into this
program from the BLET program: CJC 121 – 3 hours, CJC 131 – 3 hours,
and CJC
221 – 4 hours.
BLET students, who are
contemplating
getting a 2 yr AA degree and afterward decide to transfer to a 4-year
institution, may NOT receive credit from the 4-year institution for
those
courses because of the transfer credits.
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For more informaiton
on BLET admission requirements, please contact: