The Emergency Medical Technician program prepares students to provide advanced prehospital emergency care under medical command authority to acutely ill or injured patients. Students will recognize, assess, and manage a medical or trauma emergency, record and communicate pertinent data to designated medical command authority, and direct and coordinate the transport of the patient.

The EMT-Basic Certificate Course represents the first response of the emergency medical system. Be prepared to care for patients at the scene of an accident and transport patients by ambulance to the hospital under the direction of more highly trained medical personnel. Learn basic emergency skills to assess a patient’s condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies.

The program provides a foundation in academic skills, child development theory, literacy and mathematics, and classroom management strategies. During the required education courses in this option, students are exposed to the teaching profession through a variety of field experiences.