Central Piedmont Community College
(NC)

The Southeast Regional Training Institute for Public Safety and Homeland Security (SRTI) provides training and educational opportunities for secondary and post-secondary educational institutions. The Center assists in establishing career academies, spotlighting public safety professions, specifically fire, law enforcement, and crime scene investigations. The SRTI will support the general investigative aspect of public safety professions, including the following specialized areas: Certificate in Latent Evidence, Certificate in Cyber Crime, and an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cyber Crime.

Contact: Margaret G. Austin
Margaret.Austin@cpcc.edu
704-330-4165

The Southeast Regional Training Institute for Public Safety and Homeland Security (SRTI) will provide training and educational opportunities for secondary and post-secondary educational institutions. The primary focus will be to assist in establishing career academies spotlighting public safety professions, specifically in fire, law enforcement, and crime scene technicians. The SRTI will support the general investigative aspect of public safety professions, including the following specialized areas:

  • Certificate in Latent Evidence
  • Certificate in Cyber Crime
  • Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cyber Crime

Partners-high schools, other colleges, agencies etc.
  • North Carolina Community College System (57 colleges)
  • North Carolina University System *
  • Private four universities*
  • South Carolina Technical College System (16 colleges)
  • South Carolina University System*
  • North Carolina Public School System
  • South Carolina Public School System
  • Local law enforcement and fire agencies within North and South Carolina

*Area universities that provide public safety research will enable the SRTI to bridge the education and training gap to Public Safety career academies.

The workshops and products that the center plans to offer:

  • Information sessions for academy development
  • Best Practice Workshops
    • Academy Implementation
    • Academy Sustainability
    • Building Effective Partnerships
    • Curriculum Development
  • Products
    • Credentialed Faculty and Certified Instructors
    • Crime Scene Simulation Facility
    • Cyber Crime Lab
    • Computer Forensics Lab
    • General Forensics Lab
    • Syllabi Development
    • Lesson Plans
    • Records Management

Contact Information:
Margaret G. Austin
Division Director Public Safety Programs
Central Piedmont Community College
PO BOX 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235-5009
704-330-4165
Margaret.Austin@cpcc.edu