Emergency Medical Technician - EMT
This 284 hour course is designed to train individuals to provide basic emergency medical
care in the prehospital setting. Coursework provides students with basic essential
knowledge and skills required to work as an EMT Basic.
Program Content
Coursework provides students with basic essential knowledge and skills required to work as
an EMT Basic.
Contacts
Program Information
Admission Requirements
- 17 years of age on or before the official end date of the course.
- Possession of a high school diploma, high school equivalency or successful completion of an
exam assessing basic reading comprehension skills at a minimum at the eleventh-grade level.
- Must have a Driver's License.
- Tuition $203
- Text book bundle ( EMT Text, EMT Workbook ) $282.00 + tax
- 2 golf type embroidered shirts with the CCC&TI emblem $38.00/each
- 1 EMS Job Shirt $48.00
- 2 pairs of Black BDU uniform pants approx. $54.00
- 1 black belt $15.00
- 1 pair of black boots $85-$150.00
- 1 pair of EMT shears $12.00
- 1 pair of protective eyewear $12.00
- 1 CCCTI name tag $2.50
- 1 CPR Certification cards $3.00
- 1 CPR Certification text book $15.00
- Malpractice/Accident insurance $16.00
*Costs are subject to change.
Course available via Continuing Education
| Title |
Course/Section |
Meeting Information |
Available
Seats |
| Emergency Med Tech Initial |
EMS-4200-101 |
08/12/2024-12/13/2024 Classroom Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 08:00AM - 12:00PM, TAPS Public Safety, Room 111 |
19 |
| Emergency Med Tech Initial |
EMS-4200-752 |
08/13/2024-12/14/2024 Classroom Hours Tuesday 08:00AM - 05:00PM, W250, Room 106 (more)... |
24 |
| Emergency Med Tech Initial |
EMS-4200-301 |
08/13/2024-12/12/2024 Classroom Hours Tuesday, Thursday 06:00PM - 10:00PM, TAPS Public Safety, Room 112 |
23 |
| Emergency Med Tech Initial |
EMS-4200-851 |
08/14/2024-12/11/2024 Classroom Hours Monday, Wednesday 06:00PM - 10:00PM, W250, Room 105 |
28 |
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Career Information
According to the
US Bureau of Labor Statistics website:
- The national median annual pay in 2012 was $31,020.00; or hourly rate of $14.91
- Employment of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics is projected to grow
23 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.
To learn more about a career in the Emergency Medical Technician field,
visit CCC&TI's Career Coach site for the following program:
Continuing Education: EMT Basic
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does an EMT Basic do?
- Respond to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service
- Provide patient care based upon assessment
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment
- Administer non-intravenous medications
- Document care provided and give verbal reports to healthcare facilities and staff
- Serve as patient advocate to ensure proper patient care
- Complete station duties to include cleaning facilities
- Replace used supplies and maintain equipment
- Where do EMT Basics work?
- EMS agencies
- Fire Departments
- Rescue Squads
- Will I get a certificate when I complete the course?
- Is there a state or national certification test?
- Yes, upon completion of the program, you will be eligible to sit for the North Carolina
OEMS EMT Basic exam or the National Registry EMT exam. Successful completion of the
exam will result in receiving a certification in EMT Basic from either NC OEMS or
National Registry.
Licensure
Authorization granted to CCC&TI to provide instruction within another state does not imply or
provide guarantees of any kind that an individual will be granted professional licensure by another
state as a result of completing coursework at CCC&TI or receiving professional licensure in
North Carolina. It is the sole responsibility of the individual/student to determine whether
another college or license-awarding agency in another state will accept CCC&TI coursework
and/or award licensure through a reciprocity agreement with the State of North Carolina.
