Emergency Medical Services

What will I learn?

EMT

• Learn the basics of scene size-up, patient assessment and patient treatment.
• 24 hours of clinical experience.
• Upon successful program completion, you’ll be eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs exam at the EMT level.

ADVANCED EMT

• Gain understanding of pathophysiology and an expanded scope of practice with additional medications, assessment and treatment.
• 90 hours of hospital clinical experience and 70 hours of ambulance or fire service internship.
• Upon successful program completion, you’ll be eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs exam at the paramedic level

PARAMEDIC

• Attain a higher level of knowledge in patient assessment, pathophysiology, diagnostics and treatment.
• 230 hours of clinical experience and 360-480 hours of ambulance internship
• Taking general education classes as part of the Paramedic AAS program rounds out your overall education.
• Upon successful program completion, you’ll be eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs exam at the paramedic level.

BAS ADVANCED PARAMEDIC PRACTICE

• Takes the AAS in paramedicine to a higher level.
• Upon successful program completion, you’ll be eligible to take the IBSC certifying exams in community paramedic and critical care paramedic.

Student Outcomes

> More information on the state EMS certification process.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

The licensure requirements for the Emergency Medical Services program may differ between all 50 states and U.S. territories.  

Pueblo Community College (PCC) recommends each student visit National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians page to identify the program requirements for each state in which you plan to live and practice.  

PCC can only guarantee that the requirements for the state of Colorado are met with our program. 
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

PCC has not determined if the Emergency Medical Services program meets applicable state requirements for the following states and territories: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
 

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