Emergency Medical Technician

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The Emergency Medical Technician program provides training for out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation of critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life-threatening emergencies. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. EMTs perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found in an ambulance. EMTs are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.

Approximate Total Program Cost

$949

College Credit

6

Program Length

3 months (summer)

4 months (fall)

9 months (high school)

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The Emergency Medical Technician course provides training on out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life-threatening emergencies. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. EMTs perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found in an ambulance. EMTs are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system. This course include opportunity for 12 hours of optional externship hours to be completed outside of the classroom time.

Must be at least 16 years old.

Students must provide their High School Transcripts, showing at least an 8th-grade math and an 11th-grade reading with a C grade or better and be able to document an 18 or higher on their ACT scores for both reading and math; or take the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scoring at a 4 for the math portion and a 5 for the reading portion.

Healthcare Provider CPR (or equivalent Healthcare Provider BLS certification) will be completed during the first four hours of the program.

AHA BLS is offered at 51黑料网 Tech, or the student may use an outside source. For outside CPR certifications, please see the approved list of equivalent providers.

Summer 2025 Cohort: Start date is May 28, 2025, to August 13, 2025;
Held Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Students will be required to attend one four (4) hour class on a Saturday; date to be determined.)

Fall 2025 HS Cohort: This cohort will follow the TCSD schedule and have a class for the A-day and B-day schedules

Fall 2025 Evening Cohort: Start date is Tuesday, August 26, 2025, to December 9, 2025
Held Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m

Spring 2026 Cohort: Start date is Monday, January 12, 2026, to May 5, 2026
Held Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m (Students will be required to attend one four (8) hour class on a Saturday; date to be determined.

Summer 2026 Cohort: Start date is June 1, 2026, to August 17, 2026
Held Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Students will be required to attend one eight (8) hour class on a Saturday; date to be determined.)