In a December 11, 2023 ceremony at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute honored the 55th graduating class of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET). Seven cadets successfully completed more than 640 hours of training and a rigorous physical exam as well as the standardized state tests. The class also achieved a 100-percent passage rate.
Graduates, pictured left to right, with BLET class awards in parenthesis, are: