Fayetteville Technical Community College held the graduation and swearing-in ceremony for the latest class of the Basic Law Enforcement Training program Dec. 12 at the Tony Rand Student Center.
“We’re proud of the ones who are brave enough, courageous enough, strong enough and intellectually gifted enough to step into the gap,” said FTCC President Dr. J. Larry Keen, who delivered the keynote address at the graduation. “So we really appreciate you stepping into the gap that is so dramatically needed in our country and in our world today.”
BLET department chair Yovana Vest noted that this class is the first to boast a total completion rate, with all 15 students graduating with their certificate. The students underwent more than 700 hours of classroom, practical and physical training to complete the training. Many of them are already employed with law enforcement departments.
The 15 graduates are:
- Rebecca Apostolos
- Cornell Causey (Firearms Honor Student)
- Stephen Covington
- Rene Duvall (Physical Fitness Honor Student)
- Alejandro Estrella
- Philip Flick
- Xavier Johnson
- Joshua Marquis (Class Leader/Academic Honor Student)
- Abdiel Murguia-Fuentes
- Paulo Paulo
- Jacob Rayel
- Ibrahim Sanders (Platoon Leader)
- Robert Smither
- Richard Ward
- Chandler Whitfield
Learn more about FTCC’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program.
