MTCC Law Enforcement Training

McDowell Technical Community College offers two Basic Law Enforcement Training Programs, a day and an evening class. The program covers a wide variety of law enforcement training in 624 hours. The program is para-military structured. It is a very rigorous and demanding course both physically and mentally. Upon successful completion of all required instruction and testing, the candidate will be administered a state exam by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commision. After successful completion of the state administered exam, candidates will be certified to work as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the state of North Carolina.