The Commission mandated 174-hour course takes approximately 5 weeks to complete and concludes with a comprehensive written exam. Upon successful completion of the course, the new detention officer will be eligible to be certified as a detention officer in North Carolina Applicants for this course must be employed and sponsored by a Sheriff's Office. Students must complete the pre-application packet available at their agency. Agencies need to provide the most current DOCC outlines (may be purchased at NCJA bookstore or Surry Community College's Bookstore prior to class) To enroll please contact your agency's training officer or detention supervisor.
Reserve Seat
Call to register: (336) 386-3580
This is a one week class: M-F, 8 AM-5PM
Yadkin Campus Classes will meet in YA 216-217 on the second floor of the Administrative Building.
Radar Operator Certification is Commissioned Recognized Course of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. It requires 100% attendance of the minimal instructional hours. Students must bring a current Radar Operator Manual and all Supplements to class (currently January 2022) or an updated edition will be furnished and the department billed. Each student must road test on the SMI unit which has the most features. Therefore if the student is seeking certification on a same direction unit they must bring and be prepared to be tested on same.
Pre-requisites: High school diploma or High School Equivalency and listed on NC Nurse Aide I Registry. Please call to register: (336) 386-3240.
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