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Paramedic

PMED-CT


Dr. Nerina Stepanovsky, Program Director, HEC (727) 341-3656 or 3680
 

Job Related Opportunities:

Paramedics are a mainstay in companies or agencies operating emergency vehicles that respond to traffic accidents, fires, explosions, cave-ins, emergency rescue calls and other life-threatening situations. Some also assist in patient care in hospitals and doctors' offices, with specific instruction and supervision.

This certificate is designed to produce paramedics, whose job description involves advanced life support, to deliver the pre-hospital, life support care and transportation necessary to victims of accident and emergency illness. Successful completion of the prescribed courses and the awarding of a certificate of completion means eligibility to take the State of Florida examination for certification or national registry exam for certification as a Paramedic. See admission requirements in BOT Rule 6Hx23-4.55.

Prerequisites:

  • Must meet all college admissions requirements, including college placement tests
  • Current certification as a FL certified EMT-Basic
  • Current CPR card at the healthcare provider level

Additional Information for FY 2009-10 Financial Aid Eligible Certificate Programs

  • U.S. Department of Labor's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code (occupations that the program prepares students to enter):

51.0904

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician
(EMT Paramedic)

 

25-1071.00

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

 

29-2041.00

Emergency Medical Technicians
and Paramedics
  • On-time Graduation Rate1: 72% (of 18 graduates for FY 2009-10)
  • Tuition and Fees for Entire Program 2 (completing the program within normal time): In-State - $4070; Out-of-State - $14797
  • Typical Costs for Books and Supplies for Entire Program3: $2800
  • Job Placement Rate4: 100% (of 25 graduates FY 2008-09)
  • Median Loan Debt Incurred (students who completed the program): $0

1 Source: PeopleSoft Student Information System
2 Total cost of the program is estimated using Fall 2011 Tuition and Fee Rates and is subject to annual tuition and fee increases
3 Cost for books and supplies is based on the Financial Assistance Books and Supplies per term budget and prorated based on the number of credit hours in the program
4 Source: Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) and SPC Recent Alumni Survey

APPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH CATALOG YEAR
20081/0400 (BEGINNING 8/25/2008) OR LATER
~ REFER TO CURRICULUM FILES FOR PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR REQUIREMENTS ~



PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
a BSC 1084C - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 4
EMS 1522C GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE EMS PROVIDER 2
HSC 1531 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2
EMS 2600C INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC PRACTICE 3
EMS 2601 PARAMEDIC THEORY I 6
EMS 2601L PARAMEDIC LABORATORY I 3
EMS 2602 PARAMEDIC THEORY II 8
EMS 2602L PARAMEDIC LABORATORY II 4
EMS 2664 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL I 3
EMS 2665 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL II 2
EMS 2659 PARAMEDIC FIELD INTERNSHIP 5

TOTAL CERTIFICATE HOURS
42
a Can substitute BSC 2085/L and BSC 2086/L

C&I 3/25/08 ~ BOT 5/16/08
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