Richmond Community College offers courses to advance the training of personnel with local law enforcement agencies. 
Online Executive Management
This course series provides law enforcement officers with the necessary skills to transition from patrolmen to supervisory positions. The online format also allows officers to receive training while not missing time off from the job.
LEVEL 1
- First Line Supervision - TBD
- Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement - TBD
- Field Training - Feb. 19, 2024 - March 24, 2024
- Leadership Skills and Public Speaking - April 15, 2024 - May 19, 2024
- Police Leadership - June 3, 2024 - July 14, 2024 (No class/assignments due July 1-7)
LEVEL 2
- Discipline and Internal Investigations - July 22, 2024 - Aug. 25, 2024
- Legal Issues - Sept. 9, 2024 - Oct. 13, 2024
- Community Relations - Oct. 21, 2024 - Nov. 24, 2024
- Dealing with Problem Employees - Jan. 6, 2025 - Feb. 9, 2025
- Performance Evaluations - Feb. 17, 2025 - March 23, 2025
Cost: $180 per class
Fee waived for qualified students.
Radar Basic Training
This course will provide officers with the training to operate the speed measurement instrument according to state standards. Space is limited; pre-registration required.
Class Dates: April 29 - May 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Class Location: Robinette Building, room 114
Cost: $125
Fee waived for qualified students
School Rampage Shooter Training
What causes a "normal"" teen to become a mass murderer? Can they be predicted and prevented? This course examines the various theories of the cause of school shooters, warning signs, assessment and interventions. Instructor Captain Michael Prodan has been a Criminal Investigative Profiler for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's (SLED) Behavioral Science Unit since 1998. Prior, he was with the Covina California Police Department, and the California Department of Justic's Bureau of Investigation. For eight years, he was the Special Agent Supervisor of California DOJ's Violent Crime Profiling Unit. In 1990, he became one of only 34 graduates worldwide of the FBI's Police Fellowship in Criminal Investigation Profiling and Crime Scene Analysis at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime in Quantico, Va. He is currently the president of the Internationl Criminal Investigative Analysts Fellowship.
Class Dates: July 29-30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Class Location: Grimsley Building, room 102, Hamlet Campus
Cost: $70
Course fee waived for N.C. public services employees.
Law Enforcement In-service Training
The In-service N.C. law enforcement officer training requirements, as outlined in the NC Administrative Code, requires that every police officer certified by the N.C. Criminal Justice and Training Standards Commission and deputy sheriff certified by N.C. Sheriff Education and Training Standards Commission complete at a minimum, 24-credits of in-service training annually. The topics for this requirement are outlined in the code and include but are not limited to the classes listed below for 2023. RichmondCC works with all agencies to meet these training requirements in traditional face-to-face classes or online classes.
- Hazardous Materials - TBD
- Ethics & Duty to Intervene - TBD
Cost: $70 per class
Fee waived for qualified students.
To Register
Call Student Services at (910) 410-1700.