Basic Law Enforcement Training

Expenses estimated over the two-year program timeline. 

*Program credit hours: 37 – $76.00 per credit hour in-state tuition. Tuition for BLET is paid by the sponsoring law enforcement agency. All students must be sponsored.

The State of North Carolina will pay the tuition for students who are sponsored by a local law enforcement agency. The remaining cost to the students is estimated to be $1000.00.

Cost of Attendance

Sandhills is committed to the belief that every student should have an opportunity to pursue an education, regardless of financial resources. We are here to guide you through the financial aid system to make costs more manageable and higher education more accessible.

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POPAT
Each potential student is required to complete a two (2) phase physical fitness test. Phase one (1) must be completed within six (6) minutes, and phase two (2) must be completed within three (3) minutes. The program will include two practice POPAT sessions throughout course delivery, with a final at the end before the state exam which students are required to pass.

TABE
Students entering BLET must demonstrate reading proficiency at the tenth (10th) grade level within twelve months of the start of the course. To accommodate this requirement, Sandhills Community College will offer the TABE reading test in our library testing center. You must reach out to the Boyd Library staff via email to schedule this test. There are no exceptions to this requirement.

REQUIREMENTS

• All trainees must be 20 years of age at the time of course completion. Applicants who are 19 years old may be accepted with a waiver that they will be 20 before the state exam date.
• SCC continually hopes to offer two course deliveries per year. All schedules are based on our highly qualified instructors availability and curriculum requirements (daytime and nighttime training). This means the classes typically run Monday through Friday as a day class, with some Saturdays and evening hours to be expected.
• Students must purchase the required textbooks and uniforms before the first day of class.
• Partial or limited enrolled students can enroll with a letter of authorization from the state.
• At the conclusion of BLET, students must complete all performance and attendance requirements to be able to take the comprehensive written exam administered by the Criminal Justice Standards Division (must score 70 percent on each unit to pass the exam).

Background check
Applicants must, in addition to the required certified background checks from every place you have lived since 16 years of age, obtain a background check from the F.B.I. The following website will walk you through the steps needed to get the required background check, https://www.edo.cjis.gov/#/. Begin by entering your email, then follow the steps. The F.B.I. background report and all other applicable checks are due before the start of class.

The linked forms are required for admission to the BLET program. The completed forms are expected to be submitted no later than 45 days before the class start date. Fall applications are due by the middle of June. The seats are available first come, first serve based on completed packet and confirmation from the school director. Mail or hand deliver forms to Ronald Turk, School Director BLET, Blue Hall Room 127, Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst, NC  28374.

• Complete Packet
• Physicians Certification of Fitness 

Regulated by the North Carolina Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs Education and Training Standards Commission.

* This program is not financial aid eligible. 

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