Police Cyclist Course

Be prepared for the street! This essential training combines Emergency Vehicle Operations for bike officers with patrol procedures, tactics, night operations, scenarios, and basic bike maintenance and on-the-road repairs. Learn to ride like a pro, avoid crashes, and use your bike to fool the bad guys every time. Off-road riding and bike-specific live-fire exercises may be added at the instructor's discretion.

When registering, use a good email address that you will check often, as updates and follow-up emails will be sent to that address. Remember, you must purchase, read, and bring a copy of "The Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling, 3rd Ed." Also, participants must be physically prepared for the required training or risk being sent home. Students will also be sent home if bicycles and equipment aren't as required and outlined in the included IPMBA documents available through the online registration link.

Please note, this is not an E-bike course; however, such a class can be scheduled if requested, and enough interest exists. IPMBA recommends completing the Police Cyclist course with a traditional bicycle and then returning for the E-bike supplemental training.

This course is held primarily outdoors and includes a night ride typically completed on Wednesday evening (depending on the weather). Training includes range time and off-road trail familiarization, both of which are routinely noted by students as course highlights.

Cost: NC sworn law enforcement: $0, Out of State sworn law enforcement: $125.00 (Out of state students must contact our office to set up payment arrangements before the start of class)

Hotels/Lodging/Recommendations: We are happy to provide suggestions and options for those who are unfamiliar with our area. Feel free to contact our office should you need recommendations.

Course Requirements & Suggestions

Each student is expected to have a copy of the required cycling book and be physically prepared for the class (or risk being sent home).

Book: students will need to visit the following web link and purchase the course material. Each student must read this book ("The Complete Guide to Public Safety Cycling, 3rd Edition") before the first day of class. Doing so will ensure that students are familiar with the course material and allow for more hands-on training. https://www.psglearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284256130

Curriculum overview, course equipment list, and pertinent articles: https://ipmba.org/training/about-the-courses
"Get Active" Questionnaire (Bring on first day of class): https://ipmba.org/images/uploads/GAQ_CSEPPATHReadinessForm_2pages.pdf

Suggested articles:

Total Course Hours: 40

Location: LET Building

Date: October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026

READY TO RESERVE A SEAT IN CLASS?

For an individual student sign-up, please submit a training interest form using the "Sign Up Here" button below. Multiple courses can be selected when completing the form. We look forward to having you in class!

Group Sign-Ups

We are happy to assist with larger groups. Please email our office with:

A list of all officers, including their first/last names and date of birth, and/or last four digits of social, employed with your department who will be enrolling in courses. The last four of their social is NOT required; however, extremely helpful when locating and selecting the correct student in our college database. If your officer has never attended Pitt Community College courses, please complete a Student Data Form for each officer that needs to be enrolled and submit it with your request. This is required to issue a PCC student ID number.
A list of desired courses. If you are enrolling the same group in multiple courses, you are welcome to include them in the same request. If you are attempting to enroll singular students in courses, it is much easier to utilize our training interest form. You will be able to select one or more courses for each person.

Submit all requests to our front desk via email. For large groups, please allow at least 48 hours to confirm and complete your request.

PLEASE NOTE: During high-volume times, it may take longer, but we will always try to accommodate your agency as quickly as possible. We will send a confirmation once all officers have a reserved seat.

NEED TO CANCEL?

Schedules change - we understand! Simply complete our cancellation form, and we'll take care of the rest. We hope that you'll join us for another course in the future.

Please note: many courses have additional dates throughout the year, and there are many other available courses that you may be interested in. Take advantage of other training opportunities that may fit into your schedule!

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