Emergency Medical Services

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. Visit our EMT Planning Tool resource to better prepare for the fall 2020 and Winter 2021 EMT courses.

The EMT application for 2020/2021 courses is open!

Follow the steps below to complete the entry requirements and to reserve a position in the EMT course. Each course will admit up to 26 students once the application process is complete and a position in the course will not be held until the application process has been completed. Reach out to one of the EMS advisors for more information or to discuss certificate and degree options. EMS Advisors are available to set up a meeting and discuss options and pre-requisites for entering an EMT course. 

There are two courses planned for the upcoming 2020/2021 academic year:

Winter/Spring Term 2021
Tuesday/Thursday 5:30- p.m - 9:30 p.m.

Winter/Spring Term 2021
Monday/Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.