Twelve students graduated from Surry Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program on December 16 in the Grand Hall of the Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture & Enology on SCC’s Dobson campus.
The BLET Day II class graduates are Gracie Brindle, Jaedon Hill, Lauren Mulleady, Beau Booker, Wesley Ratledge, Christian Balloveras, Logan Fonville, and Anthony Licea.
The BLET Evening class graduates are Farren Sullivan, Nicholas Worrell, Patrick Shannon, and Rylan Venable.
Both BLET classes achieved a 100 percent pass rate for first-time test takers on the BLET State Comprehensive Examination.
The Basic Law Enforcement Training Program is an 868-hour program designed to prepare individuals with cognitive and physical skills to become entry level certified police officers and deputy sheriffs in North Carolina. Persons desiring to become sworn law enforcement officers in North Carolina must successfully complete this course in its entirety and pass a state exam. To qualify for admission, an individual must meet the same requirements as those mandated by the N.C. Criminal Justice Standards/N.C. Sheriffs’ Standards Commission for a sworn law enforcement officer.
If you’d like to find out more about the Basic Law Enforcement program at SCC, contact Barry VanHoy, Director of the Public Safety Complex and Director of Basic Law Enforcement Training, at vanhoyb@surry.edu or (336) 386-3696.
