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.
All students entering the Basic Law Enforcement Training program must meet the special requirements as indicated by the N.C. Criminal Justice Standards and the N.C. Sheriff’s Standards Divisions of the N.C. Department of Justice. Students may not be convicted of any felony or serious misdemeanor offenses as defined by the Commission.
The BLET Curriculum program certificate will stop accepting applications after Fall 2025. For more information, please visit mitchellcc.edu/program-transition.
Basic Law Enforcement Training Certificate (C55120)
Basic Law Enforcement Training program brochure
Use BLET credit to earn a Criminal Justice Technology A.A.S. Degree
Students successfully completing a Basic Law Enforcement Training Course accredited by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission may receive credit for the following courses:
CJC-120, Interview/Interrogations
CJC-121, Law Enforcement Operations
CJC-131, Criminal Law
CJC-132, Court Procedure and Evidence
CJC-221, Investigative Principles
CJC-225, Crisis Intervention
for a total of 37 semester hours that may be counted toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology.
To qualify, students must have successfully passed the Criminal Justice Commission’s comprehensive certification exam and must have completed BLET since 1985.
Please mail all packet information to:
Mitchell Community College, Attn: BLET, 701 West Front Street, Statesville, NC 28677
**If you are not sponsored by a law enforcement agency, contact BLET Coordinator at (704) 878-3253 prior to registration.**
Forms:
Download the BLET Registration Packet here (downloads zip file)
or Download the forms individually:
Basic Law Enforcment Training Information Sheet
F-2 Medical Examination Report
F-2A Tuberculosis Questionnaire
F-2B Medical Examination Report Addendum
F-3 LE Personal History Statement
F-25 BLET Agency Conviction Check
MCC-218.5-CE Registration Form
Mark Faulkenberry, BLET Program Coordinator
704-878-3253
Jennifer Loflin, Public Safety Administrative Assistant
(704) 978-5463
Tony Sharpe, Director of Public Safety