RPD Police Academy
RPD Police Academy RPD Police Academy RPD Police Academy RPD Police Academy RPD Police Academy

Basic Recruit Academy

  • 28 Weeks of Training (1,253 Hours of Instruction)

  • BLET Certification NOT Required

  • Commuter Academy (No Barracks or Overnight Stay)

  • Full Salary With Benefits Paid During Academy

  • All Equipment, Uniforms, and Books Provided at No Cost

  • Military Veterans May be Eligible to Receive VA Benefits During Academy

  • State of the Art Training Facility

  • Recruits will be BLET Certified Upon Completion of Academy (must pass the NC State Exam for Law Enforcement)

  • NC BLET/Out of State Lateral Officer Academy

  • Applicants must currently be completing a North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course or have completed such a course within the past 12 months.

    OR

    Applicants possess a North Carolina Law Enforcement Certification but have less than 2 years of sworn law enforcement experience.

    OR

    Minimum of two years sworn law enforcement experience required.

  • 10 Weeks of Training

  • Commuter Academy (No Barracks or Overnight Stay)

  • Up to $66,124 Salary With Benefits Paid During Academy

  • All Equipment, Uniforms, and Books Provided at No Cost

  • Military Veterans May be Eligible to Receive VA Benefits During Academy

  • State of the Art Training Facility

  • Lateral Officer Academy (In State)

  • Must be a certified law enforcement officer in North Carolina

  • Former law enforcement officers who have a break in service of less than 12 months long can also apply

  • 5 Weeks of Training

  • Commuter Academy (No Barracks or Overnight Stay)

  • Salary and Rank based on Years of Equivalent Experience

  • Up to $66,124 Salary With Benefits Paid During Academy

  • All Equipment, Uniforms, and Books Provided at No Cost

  • Military Veterans May be Eligible to Receive VA Benefits During Academy

  • State of the Art Training Facility