Paramedic

Degree & Certificate Options

Transfer Degrees

Workforce Ready

Paramedic

Certificate

45 Credits

Curriculum

high-level responsibilities

Prepares students for the National Registry examination

Northeastern Junior College's Paramedic program provides specific training for those interested in attaining the highest level of certification for a pre-hospital worker. The paramedic program trains students in high-level responsibilities such as:

Loading heli-ambulance
Patient stabilization
Scene management
Advanced life support procedures
Patient transportation

The paramedic program also prepares students for the National Registry examination and Colorado state certification.

Students who successfully complete the program will receive a Colorado Mountain College Certificate of Occupational Proficiency and will be allowed to sit for the National Registry Paramedic Exam.

EMT to Paramedic

EMS courses must be taken as an emphasis block of instruction

The Emergency Medical Provider (EMP) program is designed for students seeking careers in emergency medicine. This program provides students with the knowledge and skills required to function within the Emergency Medical Services System. Courses progress from EMT to Paramedic.

All programs meet or exceed the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment requirements for certification eligibility. All EMS courses must be taken as an emphasis block of instruction as indicated below.

Students must be EMT certified from another institution, or complete EMS 1021, EMS 1022, and EMS 1023, and EMS 1070 and earn the EMT Certificate at NJC. Enrollment in Paramedic level courses require Colorado EMT IV, CPR certifications and BIO 1006.

The Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

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