The Paramedic possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. The student completing an Associate in Applied Science in Paramedic Science will complete, in addition to the Paramedic courses, general education courses that will better prepare the student to enter the workforce and progress to competitive job markets and management positions.

Students will take courses preparing them with the following program outcomes:

• Students of the program will be prepared to enter the workforce as competent EMS providers to provide prehospital emergency care to acutely ill or injured patients.
• Students will gain employment in the field and employer surveys will indicate satisfaction with skills and knowledge.
  
• Students will be prepared to successfully pass the National Registry of EMT’s psychomotor and cognitive exams.

The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system.

The student completing the three semester Certificate Degree Program, will have completed an intense 11-month long program consisting of 45 credit hours. This program is designed for individuals involved in both career and volunteer aspects of the Emergency Medical Services realm. The program consists of classroom lectures, practical labs and approximately 400 hours of clinical internships, as well as EMS courses specifically designed for EMS professionals. Students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic Examination after the successful completion of the Paramedic Science Program only if the student has maintained a letter grade of “C” or higher in all Paramedic Science courses and earned credit “CR” for all Paramedic Clinical courses. Students must have earned a letter grade of “C” or better in all PAR courses and a “CR” in clinical courses to be eligible for registration in the following semester PAR courses.