Emergency Medical Services
Spring Schedule TBA
EMT:
The next scheduled EMT classes will start in fall, 2017: Apply Now!
Class Options:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:20 pm to 4:50 pm, or
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 pm to 9:20 pm
NOTE: Plan ahead...space is limited and our EMT classes usually fill far in advance!
Advanced EMT (AEMT): Due to low demand, we do not plan to offer the AEMT class again until 2018.
If you are interested in the AEMT class, email Jim Shaw at jshaw@roguecc.edu.
NOTE: You must be currently licensed as an Oregon EMT to take the AEMT course.
Oregon EMT Intermediate (EMT-I): We are evaluating the possibility of offering this course immediately following our next AEMT class.
If you are interested in the EMT-Intermediate class, email Jim Shaw at jshaw@roguecc.edu.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT EMS COURSES
RCC provides realistic hands-on training which prepares students for both national certification and Oregon licensure testing, and more importantly, helps them to be successful in EMS. Students are routinely presented with challenging scenarios using manikins or live actors, and they learn how to provide excellent medical care using state-of-the-art EMS equipment.
Our highly experienced EMS faculty stay current in EMS best practices and training to ensure excellent instruction. Partnerships with area hospitals and ambulance services provide outstanding clinical opportunities for students to observe and participate in actual emergency care.
EMT or Paramedic: Which job is right for you?
Emergency Medical Technician
An EMT cares for patients at the scene and while taking patients by ambulance to a hospital. An EMT has the emergency skills to assess a patient's condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies. More...
Paramedic
Paramedics provide more extensive care than EMTs. In addition to carrying out the procedures that EMTs use, paramedics can start IV’s, give numerous medications, interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs), and use other monitors and complex equipment. learn more...
Paramedic: The application process for the 2017-18 class is now closed.
- Deadline to COMPLETE the application each year is June 1st! 2018-19 application process will open by April, 2018.
- Paramedic Application Process
- Required Items for Paramedic Course
Accreditation details
The RCC Paramedicine program is nationally accredited. See accreditation and outcomes details.
Emergency Medical Technician Additional Options
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