Highway Patrol Trooper - 171st Western Basic Short School

**Training location:** Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina* Ability to learn, interpret and impartially apply the applicable provisions of the motor vehicle laws of North Carolina.* Ability to collect and present information on patrol activities and investigations in oral and written form.* Ability to deal with authority but courteously with the general public.* Ability to read calmly and quickly under emergency conditions.Some state job postings say you can qualify by an \"equivalent combination of education and experience.\" If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the for details.The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The NCSHP has more than 1,600 troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways, more than any other state except Texas. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready should any act of terrorism occur. State Troopers are committed to protecting North Carolina's motoring public. #J-18808-Ljbffr