Public Health & Safety
In-Service Law Enforcement Training
Our in-service training programs are designed to provide certified law enforcement professionals with the skills, knowledge, and continuing education needed to stay current with evolving laws, technologies, and best practices. Whether you're looking to enhance your investigative techniques, tactical skills, improve leadership skills, or meet annual certification requirements, we offer a range of courses to support your career growth. Workshops and courses are offered in many areas such as the following:
- Defensive Tactics
- Drugs and Narcotics
- Investigations
- Firearms
- Officer Survival
- Radar Training
- SWAT
- Detecting Deception
Fire Service Training
Fire Service Training is designed to provide firefighters the opportunity to gain technical information and skill in modern firefighting through a variety of learning experiences and practical problems. The College has a modern Fire/Rescue Training Ground on campus used extensively for local fire/rescue classes. Classes are often taken directly to the firefighters through training sessions held in local departments and training fields in the community. Among the courses are the following:
- Arson Detection
- Emergency Vehicle Operation
- Fire Apparatus Practices
- Firefighting Procedures
- Fire Officer Training
- Fire Stream Practices
- First Responder
- Flammable Liquids
- Forcible Entry
- Hazardous Materials
- Hose Practice
- Introduction to Firefighting
- L.P. Gas
- Ladder Practices
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Protective Breathing Equipment
- Rescue Practices
- Rope Practices
- Salvage and Overhaul Practices
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training and Education
The EMS Education program offers courses designed to improve emergency health care to the public. Certification courses offered include:
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Advanced EMT (AEMT)
- Paramedic
- Continuing Education courses consistent with N.C. Office of EMS requirements for providers
The EMS Education program also serves as an American Heart Association Community Training Center and National Association of EMTs Training Site. The program offers courses to all health care professionals current with the latest technology including:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
- Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Advanced Medical Life Support Provider (AMLS)
- EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS)
- Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS)
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)