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Public Safety
Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)
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Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)
BLET is an intensive curriculum program of 648 hours (17 weeks – full-time day class; 39 weeks – part-time evening class) that includes both classroom and practical applications. This program includes instruction in 36 topics that are required to become a beginning level law enforcement officer.
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Criminal Justice Academy (CJA)
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Criminal Justice Academy (CJA)
Criminal Justice Education and Training and Standards rules require that every law enforcement officer certified in NC must receive 24 credits of in-service training annually.
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Fire & Emergency Management Degrees
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Fire Protection Technology
The Fire Protection Technology curriculum is designed to provide individuals with technical and professional knowledge to make decisions regarding fire protection for both public and private sectors. It also provides a sound foundation of continuous higher learning in fire protection, administration, and management.
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Fire & Rescue Certification
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Firefighter Academy
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Firefighter Academy is a comprehensive 12-week training program designed to prepare individuals for a career as a professional firefighter and leads to certification.
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Fire/Rescue Certification
Sign up for monthly training classes, NC breathing equipment school, or the statewide public safety training classes.
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NC Breathing Equipment and Firefighter Survival School
This course is the premier fire training school that prepares experienced firefighters to operate in smoke and heat conditions to create survivable environments during crisis situations. This is an advanced training class that is physically and psychologically demanding and is designed for capable and qualified individuals.
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Regional Emergency Services Training Center (RESTC)
It is the intent of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Regional Emergency Services Training Center to provide basic, continuing, and advanced training to all areas of emergency services – fire, rescue, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and customized Industrial Fire Brigade Training across the southeast.
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Emergency Medical Science Degree
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Emergency Medical Science - Paramedic AAS Track
The Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce.
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Emergency Medical Science - Paramedic AAS Bridging Track
The Emergency Medical Science, Paramedic Bridging Track is a degree completion track allowing certified non-degree Paramedics to achieve an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Medical Science. This program is comprised of major EMS courses along with related courses required in the curriculum.
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Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education
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Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) course prepares students to provide advanced prehospital emergency care under the North Carolina AEMT credential and scope of practice. AEMT builds on the foundation of the EMT certification, and prepares the student in pharmacology, cardiology, advanced airway management, intravenous and intraosseous therapy, and advanced patient assessment. The students gain the knowledge and competencies necessary to manage medical and trauma emergencies through face-to-face classroom instruction, skills labs, hospital clinicals and field internships. Successful completion of this course makes students eligible for the NC OEMS AEMT credentialing exam and national certification testing.
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Emergency Medical Science Certificate
The Online Paramedic Hybrid Continuing Education Certification Program provides individuals with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to provide advanced medical care as a paramedic. Graduates who successfully complete this program are eligible to sit for both the North Carolina state credentialing exam and the Rational Registry Credentialing exam. Employment opportunities include emergency medical agencies, fire and rescue agencies, specialty alternative care locations and government agencies.
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Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
This course introduces the student to the level of Emergency Medical Technician. Topics include Emergency Medical Science, Cardiology. Instructor Faust.safety, preparatory, airway, patient assessment, medical emergencies, trauma, infants and children, operations and driving emergency vehicles. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve North Carolina State and/or National Registry EMT certification. Students who successfully complete the class will hold an American Heart Association BLS CPR card, a TIMS certification and Emergency Vehicle Driver certification from Office of the State Fire Marshall.
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