A variety of firearms training and safety courses for civilians are offered at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. All courses are held at the Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola Law Enforcement Complex on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus.
This class is designed for civilians wanting to gain basic knowledge and hands-on experience with a handgun. Students are required to provide their own handgun and 50 rounds of manufacturer-approved ammunition (no re-loaded ammunition allowed). Students are also required to provide proper hearing protection, eye protection and a baseball-style hat. Individuals must be at least 21 years old to register.
What are HACC’s classes like?
The six-hour course will cover legal topics, such as Chapter 5 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code and Pennsylvania’s Castle Doctrine, nomenclature, cleaning, safe handling and storage of the handgun. The live fire portion will cover basic fundamentals such as proper stance, grip, sighting and trigger control.
This course trains security professionals on how to properly use the expandable baton.
What can I do with Expandable Baton Training in the workforce?
These skills are used by public safety officers and law enforcement as a non-lethal use of force option when dealing with people who are a threat to the safety of other persons.
What are HACC’s classes like?
This is a four-hour course. Students will not receive a manufacturer certification card.
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This program presents all of the skills and knowledge necessary for one to become certified or re-certified in the use of oleoresin capsicum (OC), or pepper spray, as it is commonly known.
What can I do with Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Training (OCAT) in the workforce?
These skills are used by public safety officers and law enforcement as a non-lethal use of force option when dealing with people who are a threat to the safety of other persons.
What are HACC’s classes like?
The four-hour program begins with an introduction to OC and its basic principles of use. Lectures on the effects of OC, how to use OC, general after use guidelines, when to use (and when not to use), use of force considerations and threat recognition are all covered.
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This course is designed to teach public safety officers and law enforcement how to restrain people so they are no longer a threat to themselves or others.
What are HACC’s classes like?
This course trains security and police officers on practical and tactical aspects of handcuffing. It explains the proper application of handcuffing, handcuffing of compliant and noncompliant offenders, wrist locks and double locking procedures.
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