In-Service Directions & Accommodations

Directions to Wilson Community College
902 Herring Ave., Wilson, NC
Phone:  252-291-1195

FROM 117 SOUTH:

You will come in on 117N to 301N (Wilson & Rocky Mount).  Travel about 5-6 miles on 301N to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd. loop) and Wilson Community College’s Campus is about a half mile on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

FROM 264 EAST:

Take Exit 49 onto 58N. Turn right onto 301N (at Eckerds) and left onto Lipscombe Rd.(Ward Blvd. loop) at McDonalds and Lee Motor Co. and Wilson Community College’s Campus is about a half mile on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

OFF I-95:

Exit 107 at Kenly onto 301N. At Wilson stay on 301, pass by Wiggins Mill and Willow Springs Country Club, you will travel about 5-6 miles to the intersection of  McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd. loop) and Wilson Community College’s Campus is about a half mile on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

Exit 116 after Rock Ridge onto 42E. Hwy. 42 brings you straight into Wilson and changes to Tarboro St. At the intersection of CVS and Walgreens, turn right onto Forest Hills Rd. and left onto 301 North (Griff’s). Travel about 5-6 miles on 301N to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd. loop) and Wilson Community College’s Campus is about a half mile on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

Exit 121 onto 264E. In Wilson turn right at the stoplight onto Forest Hills Rd. (at Golden Corral) and left onto 301 North (Griff’s). Travel about 5-6 miles on 301N to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd. loop) and about a half mile is Wilson Community College’s Campus on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

FROM 64E/264 EAST (RALEIGH TO WILSON):

Just out of Zebulon, watch signs for Wilson closely or you will go to Rocky Mount. Take 264E to Wilson after Zebulon. At Sims take Exit 36 onto the old 264 into Wilson instead of the new bypass. Turn right at the stoplight onto Forest Hills Rd. (at Golden Corral) and left onto 301 North (Griff’s). Travel about 5-6 miles on 301N to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd. loop) and Wilson Community College’s Campus is about a half mile on your right. Turn in the first or second driveway and you’re on the back side of Building E for parking and the DelMastro Auditorium.

FROM 301 NORTH TO WILSON:

At Wilson, turn right onto 42W just before the 301overpass and you are on Herring Ave. Approximately 1.5 miles are Wilson Community College’s main campus and Building E (DelMastro Auditorium) on your left. Parking is available in the front and back side of the Auditorium.

FROM 42 EAST TO WILSON:

At Wilson, cross the Hwy. 301 overpass and you are on Herring Ave and 42W. Travel approximately 1.5 miles and Wilson Community College’s main campus and Building E (DelMastro Auditorium) are on your left. Parking is available in front and back side of  the Auditorium.

FROM 58 WEST TO WILSON:

In Wilson at the intersection of Nash St. and Ward Blvd. (42E/58S) turn left onto Ward. Blvd. Travel approximately 3.5 miles, passing by Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center (across from Toisnot Village Shopping Center and State Employees Credit Union), to the stop light and turn left, proceeding on 42E/58S, through the next stop light (Herring Ave. and Ward Blvd.) and turn left into the first or second driveway onto Wilson Community College’s campus. Parking is available in the front and back side of  Building E (DelMastro Auditorium).

Directions to Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center
3997 Ward Blvd., Wilson, NC
Phone: 252-246-1211 or 252-246-1365

OFF I-95:

Exit 107 at Kenly onto 301N
Exit 116 after Rock Ridge onto 42E
Exit 121 onto 264E

BENSON TO WILSON:

301N or I-95, Exit 107, Kenly to Wilson. At Wilson stay on 301, pass by Wiggins Mill and Willow Springs Country Club, you will travel about 5-6 miles to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd.) and you pass by Wilson Community College’s Campus. Go thru the first stop light, over the overpass keeping in the far right lane, and we are on your right (a little red brick building with a Coastal Plain LETC sign just beyond J C Harris Cadillac and across from Toisnot Village Shopping Center and the State Employees Credit Union). If you go thru the second stop light by mistake, turn in the shopping center parking lot and circle back around. You will be right in front of the CPLETC.

RALEIGH TO WILSON FROM 264 EAST:

40/440 to 64E/264E to Wilson. Just out of Zebulon, watch signs for Wilson closely or you will go to Rocky Mount if you stay on Hwy. 64. Take 264E to Wilson after Zebulon and that’s the sign you may miss. At Sims, take Exit 36 onto the old 264 into Wilson instead of the new bypass. At Wilson, after you pass Golden Corral, at the third stop light, turn left onto Ward Blvd. (42E). We are 4.5 miles on Ward Blvd. on the opposite side of town. After you pass Wilson Woods (a large apartment complex) and Toisnot Reservoir, start looking for Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center on your left. We are a small brick building across from the State Employees Credit Union and Toisnot Village Shopping Center. If you go to the stop light, you just missed us.

DURHAM TO WILSON FROM 264 EAST:

Take 98 and 96 to Zebulon, then 264E to Wilson. Just out of Zebulon, watch signs for Wilson closely or you will go to Rocky Mount. Take 64/264E to Wilson after Zebulon and that’s the sign you may miss. At Sims take Exit 36 onto the old 264 into Wilson instead of the new bypass. At Wilson, after you pass Golden Corral, at the third stop light turn left onto Ward Blvd. (42E). We are 4.5 miles on Ward Blvd. on the opposite side of town. After you pass Wilson Woods (a large apartment complex) and Toisnot Reservoir, start looking for Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center on your left. We are a small brick building across from the State Employees Credit Union and Toisnot Village Shopping Center. If you go to the stop light, you just missed us.

SALEMBURG TO WILSON:

I-95 to 301N looks like a good route. When you get to Wilson and pass by Wiggins Mill and Willow Springs Country Club, you will travel about 5-6 miles to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd.) and you pass by Wilson Community College’s Campus. Go thru the first stop light, over the overpass keeping in the far right lane, and we are on your right (a little red brick building with a Coastal Plain LETC sign just beyond J C Harris Cadillac and across from Toisnot Village Shopping Center and the State Employees Credit Union. If you go thru the second stop light by mistake, turn in the shopping center parking lot and circle back around. You will be right in front of the CPLETC.

GOLDSBORO TO WILSON:

You will come in on 117N to 301N (Wilson & Rocky Mount). Travel about 5-6 miles on 301N to the intersection of McDonalds and 3 car dealerships. Turn left onto Lipscomb Rd. (Ward Blvd.) and you pass by Wilson Community College’s Campus. Go thru the first stop light, over the overpass keeping in the far right lane, and we are on your right (a little red brick building just beyond J C Harris Cadillac and across from Toisnot Village shopping Center and the State Employees Credit Union). If you go thru the second stop lite by mistake, turn in the shopping center parking lot and circle back around. You will be right in front of the CPLETC.

FROM 42 WEST TO WILSON:

At Wilson, cross the Hwy. 301 overpass and you are on Herring Ave and 42W.

FROM 301 NORTH TO WILSON:

At Wilson, turn right off 301 onto 42W just before the overpass and you are on Herring Ave.

FROM SANFORD (42 EAST) TO WILSON:

Hwy. 42 brings you straight into Wilson and turns in to Tarboro St. At the intersection of CVS and Walgreens, turn left onto Forest Hills Rd. and pass Lowes and Walmart. At the intersection of Forest Hills Rd. and Hwy. 264, turn right. Go to the third stop light and turn left onto Ward Blvd. (42E). We are 4.5 miles on Ward Blvd. on the opposite side of town. After you pass Wilson Woods (a large apartment complex) and Toisnot Reservoir, start looking for Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center on your left. We are a small brick building across from the State Employees Credit Union and Toisnot Village Shopping Center. If you go to the stop light, you just missed us.

GREENVILLE TO WILSON:

Via new 264 to Wilson, take Exit 49 onto 58N. Turn right onto 301N and left onto Lipscombe Rd.(Ward Blvd. loop) at McDonalds and Lee Motor Co. Pass by Wilson Tech, go thru the stop light, over the overpass and keep in the far right lane and you are right on Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Training Center (on your right) across from Toisnot Village Shopping Center and State Employees Credit Union.

Directions to the Firing Range in Wilson

From 264 West (Raleigh):

Take 64E/264E to Wilson. Stay on 264E (the new link to Greenville recently opened) and get off at Wilson onto 301N. It’s approx. 3-4 miles to 58S/264A East (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn right onto 264A/58S, another right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 42 West:

Take 264E By-pass and get on 301N. At Wilson, it’s approx. 3-4 miles to 58S/264A (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn right onto 264A/58S, another right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 117 South (Goldsboro):

At Wilson get on 301N. It’s approx. 3-4 miles to 58S/264A East (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn right onto 264A/58S, another right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approx. one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 258/58 South (Kinston):

Take 264A West/58N in to Wilson. Turn left at the first stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 264 East (Greenville):

Take Exit 49 onto 58N/264A West. Turn left at the first stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 64/42 East (Williamston):

At Wilson get on 301S to 264A East/58S. Turn left onto 264A/58S, then right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 258 North (Murfreesboro, Scotland Neck):

Take 258S to 97W to Rocky Mount, then 301S to Wilson to 264A East/58S (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn left onto 264A/58S, then right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 258 North (Tarboro):

Take 258S to 42W. At Wilson get on 301S to 264A East/58S (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn left onto 264A/58S, then right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approx. one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go though the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From 301 North (Rocky Mount):

At Wilson stay on 301S to 264A East/58S (new Eckerds at the intersection). Turn left onto 264A/58S, then right at the second stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From I-95 North:

At Wilson Exit 119, get on the new 264E By-pass, then onto 58N into Wilson. Turn left at the first stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From I-95 South:

Take Exit 107 at Kenly onto 301 North, then onto the new 264E By-pass, then onto 58N into Wilson. Turn left at the first stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 & Charleston St.), go several blocks, and left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

From Coastal Plain LETC:

Turn left out of the parking lot onto Ward Blvd., left at the first stop light, thru the next two lights (passing by Wilson Tech and crossing Hwy. 301). At the third light, turn left onto Hwy. 264A East/58S, then right at the first stop light onto Charleston St. (Hwy. 91 and Charleston St.). Go 2-3 blocks and turn left onto Stantonsburg Rd. Travel approximately one mile before making the right turn onto the road between Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. and the Waste Water Treatment Plant sign. Cross the railroad track, go through the gate at the treatment plant, and just inside the property, turn left and follow the fence toward the woods. The opening in the woods leads straight to the range.

Wilson Area Accommodations

Candlewood Suites
2915 Independence Dr. West (off Raleigh Rd. Parkway/Hwy. 264 Business behind Ruby Tuesday)
252-291-9494
6 miles from training center(opposite side of town) numerous restaurants/shopping within sight.

Best Western Wilson
817-A Ward Blvd.
252-237-8700
5 miles from training center (opposite side of town), convenient to mall and restaurants

Days Inn
1801 S. Tarboro St. (Hwy. 42)
252-291-2323
5 miles from training center (opposite side of town), convenient to mall and restaurants

Deluxe Inn
2617 Hwy. 301S (off Ward Blvd.)
252-237-1178
4 miles from training center (opposite side of town), restaurants nearby

Holiday Inn Express
2308 Montgomery Dr. (off Tarboro St.)
252-246-1588
5 miles from training center (opposite side of town), convenient to mall and restaurants

NEW HOTELS 8 MILES WEST OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER AT I-95:
Cracker Barrel, Aunt Sarah’s, Waffle House, McDonalds, Bojangles, Hardees
(all within 1/4 mile of motels)

Quality Inn
I-95 Exit 121, Hwy. 264
252-291-6400

Holiday Inn Express
I-95 Exit 121, Hwy. 264
252-234-7900

Sleep Inn
I-95 Exit 121, Hwy. 264
252-234-2900

Microtel
I-95 Exit 121, Hwy. 264
252-234-0444

Jameson Inn I-95 Exit 121, Hwy. 264
252-234-7172
MOST CONVENIENT
RATES $55-65
Ask for State rate

Hampton Inn
I-95, Exit 121, 5606 Lamm Rd. (off Hwy. 264)
252-291-0330

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