The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certificate program prepares students to provide advanced emergency medical care and transportation to critically ill and injured patients who access the emergency medical system. This program of study is designed to take students from Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support skills and advanced patient assessment. Students will develop personally and professionally to handle high stress emergency situations and provide excellent care to the community. Upon successful completion of the AEMT course, you will be prepared to function as a team member in a comprehensive EMS system and be able to perform interventions with advanced equipment found on an ALS ambulance. This course encompasses 120 hours of hybrid learning with a 20-25 hour in-person skills component.
Financial information
Total tuition
$0.00
Total required fees
$0.00
Books and supplies
$0.00
Locations
Mountlake Terrace
Instructional methods
In-person Primary Location, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning, Hybrid or Blended Program
Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?
No
Additional details
Award name
Certificate
Education Prerequisites
None
Prerequisite courses and other requirements
18 years of age or older. Hold current National Certification at EMT level or a current State EMT Certification (verified). Verification from the Program Director that you hold Basic Life Support CPR certification (AHA or equivalent) olds a High School Diploma or GED. The following immunizations: Hepatitis B (vaccine or waiver); Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) vaccine; TDap (vaccine or positive titer); Flu Shot (current year); Tuberculosis (negative TB test; Covid (proof of two rounds required). Clean criminal background (verify with the EMS Bureau). Drug Screening and current Medical Insurance for clinicals. The clinical site may allow waivers for certain immunizations (COVID for example). Clinical sites allow student to apply skills they learn during lab in real world situations. IMA ensures that during your skill labs you will be training with experienced providers.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
No
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
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.
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.
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