Upcoming Training Courses
- May 12, 2026
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Basic Narcotics Investigations
May 12, 2026 - May 14, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd, Castle Hayne, NC NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Investigations
Who Should Attend:
Newly assigned narcotics investigators, patrol officers who wish to become narcotics investigators, and narcotics investigators who have not received narcotics training in some time.
Course Goals:
Learn proven investigative techniques to dismantle narcotics distribution groups and strategies to further investigations against individual drug dealers.
Course Length:
3 Days
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- May 15, 2026
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RADAR
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Traffic
Who Should Attend:
Law enforcement officers who wish to be certified in operating the Radar instrument for traffic enforcement purposes.
Course Goals:
To orient the student with the use of the Radar instrument.
Course Requirements:
100% attendance. Successful completion of practical exercises and state exams.
Course Length:
3 Days
Required Text:
Radar Operator Manual — Contact CFCC North Campus Bookstore.
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- May 18, 2026
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Basic Civil Process
May 18, 2026 - May 22, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd, Castle Hayne, NC 28429 McKeithan Building (NA)Training Category: Legal
Who Should Attend:
Patrol officers or those assigned to a civil process unit.
Course Goals:
This course is designed so that all law enforcement personnel can learn the legal requirements to do valid service on various civil processes and parties, including basic requirements for different remedies and processes.
Course Length:
5 Days
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Basic Hostage & Crisis Negotiation *Register via NCJA Acadis Portal*
May 18, 2026 - May 22, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Tactical/Officer Safety
Who Should Attend:
Officers assigned or selected to join a crisis negotiations team, or who may otherwise be put in a crisis negotiator role, or officers wishing to learn more about the fundamentals of hostage/crisis negotiations.
Course Goals:
The Basic Hostage and Crisis Negotiations course is designed in a forty (40) hour format to prepare a law enforcement professional to act as a hostage/crisis negotiator or team member on a hostage/crisis negotiations team. The course is based on fundamentals developed by the FBI and guidelines from the National Council of Negotiation Associations (NCNA). The course will consist of practice, role-play, and scenario-based training. The student will leave this course with the fundamental skill sets of hostage/crisis negotiation techniques.
Course Length:
5 Days
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- May 19, 2026
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LIDAR
May 19, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Traffic
Who Should Attend:
Law enforcement officers who wish to be certified in operating the Lidar instrument for traffic enforcement purposes.
Course Goals:
To orient the student with the use of the Lidar instrument.
Course Requirements:
100% attendance. Successful completion of practical exercises and state exams. You MUST be Certified in Radar before taking this class and show proof of certification.
Course Length:
1 Day
Required Text:
Lidar Operator Manual — Contact CFCC North Campus Bookstore.
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OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANGS 101
May 19, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd Castle Hayne, NC McKeithan Building (NA)Training category: Investigations
This eight-hourintroductory course will include a history of outlaw motorcycle gangs, an overviewof the traditional "Big 4" OMG's, gang structure and recruiting, identificationand meaning of patches and tattoos, OMG ideology, history of violence, and abreakdown of the OMG's active in North Carolina. Training will include how to spotand identify OMG members and associates and what intelligence is critical togather during traffic stops and other law enforcement encounters. We willdiscuss officer safety issues and learn to identify and mitigate weapons oftencarried by OMG members when encountered by law enforcement.
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- May 20, 2026
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RADAR RECERT
May 20, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Traffic
Who Should Attend:
Law enforcement officers seeking certification to continue to operate Radar in North Carolina. Officers must have attended the complete certification course.
Course Goals:
Refamiliarize the student with the operation of the instrument.
Course Requirements:
100% attendance. Successful completion of practical exercises and state exams. Must provide copy of SMI certificate.
Course Length:
1 Day
Required Text:
Radar Operator Manual — Contact CFCC North Campus Bookstore.
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Social Media and Open Source Intelligence for LE
May 20, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd Castle Hayne, NC 28429 McKeithan Building (NA)Training Category: Investigations
COURSE TOPICS
Applying open source research to law enforcement
Utilizing open source databases for identification
Social media’s role in investigations
Documenting open source research
Open source versus legal process
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- May 21, 2026
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CJ Standards Regional Testing
May 21, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Testing
Test site for Criminal Justice Standards Commission Courses (BLET, Instructor Training, Radar, Radar Recert, Lidar, etc). Student MUST have an admissions ticket and be scheduled by school director.
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RADAR/LIDAR RECERT
May 21, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Traffic
Who Should Attend:
Law enforcement officers seeking certification to continue to operate Radar in North Carolina. Officers must have attended the complete certification course.
Course Goals:
Refamiliarize the student with the operation of the instrument.
Course Requirements:
100% attendance. Successful completion of practical exercises and state exams. Must provide copy of SMI certificate.
Course Length:
1 Day
Required Text:
Radar/Lidar Operator Manual — Contact CFCC North Campus Bookstore.
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- May 22, 2026
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CJ Standards Regional Testing
May 22, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Testing
Test site for Criminal Justice Standards Commission Courses (BLET, Instructor Training, Radar, Radar Recert, Lidar, etc). Student MUST have an admissions ticket and be scheduled by school director.
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- May 25, 2026
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Holiday - College Closed
May 25, 2026
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- May 26, 2026
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Instructor Training
May 26, 2026 - June 11, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd , Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Instructor
Who Should Attend:
Any criminal justice personnel planning to teach any course mandated by the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission or the Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission must complete this course and apply for certification as a probationary general instructor. Applicants MUST have four years of practical criminal justice experience.
Course Goals:
To provide the information necessary to research, plan, prepare competently, and present a block of instruction by the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) Model.
Course Requirements:
Attendance is required for ALL class sessions. The student must develop a lesson plan for the 70-minute block of instruction with accompanying support materials, construct a test appropriate to the 70-minute block of instruction, and teach a 70-minute block of instruction.
Course Length:
13 Days
Required Text:
Instructor Training Student Manual — Contact CFCC North Campus Bookstore.
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- June 1, 2026
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CIT for Telecommunicators
June 1, 2026 - June 2, 2026
Training Category: Tactical
Course Description
CIT Training for Dispatchers (911) is a 16-hour course of instruction that prepares the 911 call-taker to identify the possibility of the call being mental health related, utilize techniques to reduce the emotional level of the caller, and triage the call to dispatch appropriate services or complete a warm handoff to crisis services. If it is determined to dispatch CIT patrol officers, this training will assist in understanding what information should be gathered and relayed to the responding officer. All attendees will participate in scenario-based training to practice the skills taught and receive feedback from the instructors.
Course Topics:
Understanding the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model
The role of 911 in a crisis response system
Indications of mental health disorders
Suicide assessment and intervention
Crisis intervention strategies
Call management
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First Line Supervision
June 1, 2026 - June 5, 2026
CFCC North Campus 4500 Blue Clay Rd, Castle Hayne, NC 28429, USA NA McKeithan BuildingTraining Category: Supervision & Management
Who Should Attend:
Newly appointed supervisors in law enforcement, detention,
and telecommunicators or those who have yet to have formal training.
Course Goals:
The course will cover the following topics: liability, misconduct and corruption, leadership styles, and motivation.
Course Length:
5 Days
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