State Technical Community College offers firearms courses

[hso]

Ya gotta love it! A local state college's training institute has "Handgun Safety", "Home Firearm Safety" and "Refuse to Be a Victim" courses in their Personal Development program right along with the Cha Cha dance and Colonial Cookery courses.

I know the instructor and he'd fit right in here.

http://www.pstcc.edu/bcs/perdev/handsafe.html

Personal Development - HANDGUN SAFETY & PERSONAL PROTECTION

Handgun Safety Course: TN Handgun Carry Permit Class
Completing the Tennessee State Handgun Safety Course for the handgun carry permit is required before application can be made for the state permit. Course content includes handgun parts, function & operation; handgun safety, cleaning & storage; legal responsibilities for carrying a handgun; course review & testing; and firing range exercises. The classroom portion is conducted at the Pellissippi State campus off Hardin Valley Road. Participants then go to the John Sevier Range on Rifle Range Road, where the firing exercises are held. Four-five hours classroom time + 3 hours range time. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, participants are given the necessary certificate to apply for the state carry permit at their nearest Department of Safety office. The instructor is an NRA certified firearms instructor and Tennessee certified handgun instructor. Students must furnish their own gun and ammunition. $5.50 range fee payable to instructor.
$75/Jerry Huffman
REGISTER 10 DAYS EARLY FOR $10 DISCOUNT
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SPE 626P43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Aug 16/8 a.m.-4 p.m.
SPE 626P44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Sept 20/8 a.m.-4 p.m.
SPE 626P45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Oct 18/8 a.m.-4 p.m.
SPE 626P46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Nov 15/8 a.m.-4 p.m.
SPE 626P47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Dec 20/8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Home Firearm Safety Course
This course is designed to present the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of all types of guns in the home. Topics covered are the rules of safe gun handling, how to load and unload firearms, types of ammunition, and how to clean and store your firearms. The class emphasizes gun safety, and is a great way to introduce your children to firearms and firearm safety. All children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent. The instructor is an NRA-and Tennessee state-certified handgun safety instructor. $40/Jerry Huffman
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SPE 633P08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Sept 6/8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SPE 633P09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Nov 1/8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.


Refuse to Be a Victim
Refuse To Be A Victim is designed to offer men and women a variety of options from which they can choose to prepare their own crime prevention and personal safety strategies. This NRA program began in 1993 and continues to lead the way in personal safety instruction in the United States. It is embraced by the law enforcement community and by educators, as a positive tool in teaching personal safety awareness to many segments of the community. The seminar covers how you can enhance your personal security at home, in your automobile, when traveling, when using the telephone and internet, and to prevent fraud, by offering a broad overview of actions both men and women can take to minimize their chances of being victimized. The instructor is an NRA certified Training Counselor & Firearm Instructor and a Tennessee certified Handgun Safety Instructor. $6 material fee payable to instructor.
$40/Jerry Huffman
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SPE 184P13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Aug 2/8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SPE 184P14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Oct 4/8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

 

[scrat]

thats cool. what id like to see is having gunsmiths classes. that would be the best thing ever. Seeing them in community classes and colleges

 

[chipperi]

That's awesome, now if they would just have them at North East State, I live right up the street.

 

[offroaddiver]

Good idea even though the campus library and main entrances to building have the "unlawful to carry any weapons on campus" signs everywhere.

I won't down play that is truly a good thing.

 

[hso]

One of our members lives near Tennessee Tech in Cookville and reports that TT still teaches pistol as a PE.

 

[Huddog]

Ecellent use of Government funds in my opinion.

 

[SaxonPig]

I used to work at a small college in Utah and the chief of campus police held the CCW classes on campus.

 

[hso]

It's a state facility and it's a state funded college, but the instructors are paid from the fees and the TCC takes a cut. So, while it is partially supported by tax dollars, it isn't completely.

Regardless, they put it up on their website and the publish it in their paper catalog and they host the courses so that's plenty good enough to make me happy.

 

[SCKimberFan]

York Technical College in SC offers:

www.yorktech.com/community

COOKING
Cooking: Herbs and Spices 8/12 6-9pm T $45
Cooking: Italian 8/26 6-9pm T $45
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Digital Photography 101 8/26-9/16 6-9pm T $120
Floral Design for Your Home - Fresh 8/13-9/10 6-9pm W $135
Stained Glass - Basic 8/25-10/6 6:30-9pm MW $270
Upholstery Basic 8/19-9/25 6-9:30pm TTh $225
Window Treatments for Beg. Sewers 8/18-9/29 6-9:30pm MW $195
SAFETY
Defensive Driving 8/9 8:30am-5:30pm S $80
Defensive Driving 8/18-8/20 6-10pm MW $80
Hunter Safety 8/9 9am-3pm S $10
Motorcycle - Rider's Edge 8/22-8/25 5:30-8:30pm FM $ 325
8am-5pm SSu
NC Concealed Weapon Permit 8/16 8am-5pm S $75
SC Concealed Weapon Permit 8/30 8am-5pm S $75

Hunter Safety, North & South Carolina Concealed Permit Classes. Under the Community Interest section.

 

[koginam]

I work with TAOGART gunsmith apprenticeship program one of the things we do is contact the local community collage that the apprentice is near and get them to include the apprenticeship programs requirements into their classes, We have yet to have one say no, most of the instructors are more then willing to make accommodations as long as the student gets the same training.

 

[Bruce333]

Johnston Community College has Personal Protection classes.

Concealed Carry Handgun Training and Practical Offense (whatever that means). The CHP class is held at Howell Woods Center, which is owned by the College.