Steps to Enroll

Step One

Contact Director of Law Enforcement Training M. Daniel Harless at milton.harless@rccc.edu to request information regarding the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program. The Director’s office is located in the North Campus Building N110, Suite 206, where you can obtain the BLET information during normal business hours as well.

Step Two

The Director will respond via email, including a BLET Application packet. The packet contains vital information to help the student navigate the application process. The candidate should read the packet in its entirety. Included in the email will be the Director’s contact information should questions arise.

Step Three

The student will need to schedule the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) using the following link: Reading Comprehension Test (TABE) or by calling 704-216-3785.

Students are required to score a 597 or higher on the TABE in order to enroll in Basic Law Enforcement Training as established by N.C. Administrative Code 12NCAC 9B.0203:

The school shall not admit an individual, including partial or limited enrollees, as a trainee in a presentation of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course unless the individual, within one year prior to admission to Basic Law Enforcement Training, scores 75 or above at a North Carolina Community College as a result of taking the Reinforced Instruction for Student Excellence Tier 1 test as approved by the State Board of Community Colleges or has taken the reading component of a nationally standardized test (Rowan-Cabarrus Community College administers the TABE) within one year prior to admission to Basic Law Enforcement Training and has scored at or above the tenth-grade level (TABE- 597) or the equivalent.

There is no initial charge for prospective Basic Law Enforcement Training students. However, there is a five-dollar ($5.00) charge for retests.

Step Four

Each candidate must obtain Criminal Records Checks from the Clerk of Courts Office in each county/state of residence since the candidate became eighteen (18) years old. This also applies to times during which the candidate was a member of the US Military (Military Records). Note: If you have previously been a member of the U.S. Military, you are required to provide a copy of your form DD214 and obtain a copy of your Criminal Record from the Clerk of Courts Office in each State/County in which you were stationed along with a copy of your Military Criminal Record Check. Information for obtaining Military (UCMJ) Criminal Records is included in the application packet.

Step Five

Each candidate must be sponsored or hired by a Law Enforcement Agency. Under a sponsorship, the Agency is under no obligation to hire the candidate upon successful completion of BLET and the candidate is under no obligation to take employment that may be offered by the agency. Sponsored students are responsible for ensuring all required documents are obtained and submitted to the School Director prior to the start of BLET.

Candidates who are in the hiring process or hired by an agency work with that agency’s training staff to ensure all documentation is obtained and submitted to the School Director.

Step Six

Each candidate must pre-register by bringing the signed Verification of Sponsorship/Employment Form along with a copy of the candidate’s original certified Criminal Records Check, High School Diploma/GED, North Carolina Driver’s License, Birth Certificate, Social Security Card, a completed BLET Course Application Packet, and a signed Information Release to the School Director. Note: The only person authorized to sign the Verification of Sponsorship form is the Agency head or his/her designee.

Upon pre-registration, each candidate must obtain from the School Director the necessary forms to be completed and returned to the School Director’s office two weeks prior to the first day of class. These forms include:

• Medical Screening Guidelines F-1 & F-2
  Note: Deliver the “Medical Screening Guidelines” to the examining physician. The Medical Screening Guidelines “Implementation Manual” is intended to provide the examining physician with information so that he/she may better determine the ability of an applicant, either for employment or training status as an entry-level officer. The F1 & F2 is to be completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina. The candidate will need to sign and date the F-1. The physician signs the F1 & F2 form and must return them to the School Director.

Step Seven

The candidate must schedule a meeting with the School Director to go over all required documents previously listed and to complete the following forms:

• Medical Questionnaire (not F1 or F2)
• BLET Data File Card
• Class Registration Form

This meeting will be a formal interview-type setting to discuss what the student can expect to encounter during BLET and to help prepare them to be successful. Candidates will be given a broad overview of the physical and academic rigors/challenges of the course and will be given an opportunity to ask any questions they may have about BLET. Candidates should dress appropriately for the interview.

Step Eight

Each candidate must attend “Orientation” on the first day of the course and must bring the following:

• Textbooks (student manuals to be assembled in class)
• Be in uniform (burgundy Rowan-Cabarrus BLET shirt, blue pants, black leather belt, black leather shoes, and blue or black socks).

Details for obtaining textbooks and uniforms are in the packet.