By Diana Scott

On March 1, 2002, the third class of law enforcement cadets graduated from the Police Entry Level Training Program, a partnership between the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions and Carroll Community College.

At the ceremony, the cadets were commissioned and received their badges. They also received a Letter of Recognition from the college, which will allow them to convert their 760 hours of training into college credits. According to William Crabill, the on-site training program manager, there is a growing trend for law enforcement officers to obtain an Associate's degree and often the bachelor's degree.

Employers of this year's graduates include the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office, the Maryland Department of Public Safety, Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, the Maryland State Fire Marshall's Office, the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and the Cumberland, Frostburg, Hampstead, Rockville, and Westminster police departments.

Before admission into the Police Entry Level Training Program, cadets must take a battery of hiring tests and be accepted as an employee by a state, county, or city law enforcement agency. Cadets are then required to take the 19-week, 760-hour training class.

Those interested in a career in law enforcement should contact their local police department to determine job availability. For more information on the Police Entry Level Training Program call Mr. Crabill at 410-386-8143.

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