The purpose of this program is to prepare students for occupations as an Emergency Medical Technician. This program is a nationally recognized licensure that a student would be able to utilize in most of the United States.
Cost
Estimated Cost: $ 5,561
- Resident Tuition: $ 1,670*
- Technology Fees: $ 156
- General Student Fees: $ 136**
- One Time Student Fee: $ 30
- Online Course Fee: $ 80 (if applicable)
- Books / Course Materials: $ 200 (Some courses use Open Educational Resources (OER), which are free or low-cost materials.)
- Program Specific Fees: $ 2,162 (lab/program application fees, EMT & Paramedic licensure/exams, background check/fingerprinting, medical requirements, American DataBank)
- Other Cost / Expenses: $ 850*** (instrument/tools, uniform/boots, computer)
- Differential Fees: $ 278****
Costs provided are estimates only. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information at https://www.lanecc.edu/costs-admission/tuition-fees-and-payments/credit-tuition
*Resident tuition is based on all program requirements (general education, core, directed electives). Any prerequisites required prior to the entry of the program will be listed separately.
**General Student fees are paid once each term, depending on whether you are taking classes on Main Campus, or at one of the outreach centers or by distance learning.
***Any special info about program costs or expenses.
****This is the total of all the differential fees attached to the courses in this program.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
PLO 1 - Sit for their National Registry of EMTs cognitive exam
PLO 2 - Work on an ambulance
PLO 3 - Work as either paid or professional in a fire department
PLO 4 - Work on wildland fires as Emergency Medical support
PLO 5 - Work in an Emergency Room
Admission Information
Students are encouraged to consult the Academic Advising Team (HPAdvising@lanecc.edu) before applying for admission. Program application and information about the point allocation system are available at https://www.lanecc.edu/hp/emt
Program Requirements
Program Core Courses
| EMS 111 | Emergency Medical Technician | 8 |
| EMS 112 | Emergency Medical Technician Lab | 3 |
| EMS 113 | Emergency Medical Technician Clinical | 1 |
Notes
Accreditation
- The Emergency Medical Technician Program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
- Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); it carries out its accrediting activities with EMS programs in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Licensing and Certification
- National Certification: National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)
- State licensure: Oregon Health Authority, EMS & Trauma - Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT)