Emergency Medical Technician

Spokane Community College ETPL
All students interested in enrolling for the EMT program should understand that this program has specific requirements students must satisfy to participate. Please review the latest requirements on the Special Application Requirements page. If you have any questions, please reach out to the program faculty and staff on the Contact Us page. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) serve their communities in many diverse roles. Whether it be fire department, ambulance service, Emergency Department Assistant, or law enforcement, EMTs provide time critical assessment, treatment, and transport of the sick and injured in dynamic environments. The one quarter EMT course at Spokane Community College prepares students for field and clinical careers in emergency medicine. The utility of the training carries into all walks of life. The 12 Week-EMT program includes 150 hours of lecture, lab, and clinical rotations both on the ambulance and the Emergency Department (ED). The program meets and exceeds all National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH), and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) requirements to sit for the national registry exam. The one quarter EMT program at Spokane Community College prepares students for field and clinical careers in emergency medicine. The utility of the training carries into all walks of life. The EMT program prepares student with skills such as: Critical thinking; Pharmacologic intervention; Leadership; Therapeutic and interdisciplinary communication; Field Operations.

Financial information

Total tuition

$1,515.00

Total required fees

$275.00

Books and supplies

$157.00

Locations

Spokane

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location

Program details

3 Months

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

13

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Prerequisites

None

Other prerequisites

Be 18 years old by the time of clinical rotations. Hold a valid driver's license. Hold an American Heart Association BLS Provider CPR card. Comply with all immunization requirements for clinical rotations.

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Top industries for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.