LCCC Offers Civilian Firearms & ACT 235 Security Officer Training

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC), a certified training center specified by the Pennsylvania Training Commission, offers a wide variety of courses designed for retired police officers, Act 235 security officers and civilians who possess firearms or carry any variety of self-defense tools.

A Basic Lethal Weapons (Act 235) class with firearms will be held Monday through Friday, March 22-26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a fee of $389 (includes text). Training takes place at both LCCC’s main campus in Schnecksville and Emmaus Indoor Range.

Act 235 (Lethal Weapons) Recertification Classes and Retired Law Enforcement Officer ID Act classes are offered from February through June (first class starts Feb 20). Also available every month is the Firearms/Decision-Making Skills for the Responsible Gun Owner class, which includes a full day at an indoor shooting range.

In addition, individual courses can be scheduled upon request for the following:

Any type of public safety customized training to meet organizational needs

Basic Lethal Weapons without Firearms and Recertification

Basic Lethal Weapons Firearms Only

Lethal Weapons/Act 235 Re-Testing

Firearms/Force Options Orientation

Handcuffing and Recertification

Pepper Spray User and Recertification

Expandable Baton Training and Recertification

De-escalation Training

Active Attacker Training using Simunitions Training Gear

Managing Aggressive People and Recertification

Taser X26/X2 Certification and Recertification

Private Shooting Range Training (length of classes vary depending on student’s request)

For a complete listing, including dates, times and fees, visit https://www.lccc.edu/publicsafety.

For more information, contact amilios@lccc.edu or call 610-799-1780. To register, call 610-799-1197 or email ncregistrar@mymail.lccc.edu.