Paramedic

Career Studies and Workforce Development Division

Certificate Type: One-Year

Contact: Tami Cunningham, tcunningham@trcc.edu

Purpose: Career and Technical Education. To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. Using these set forth learning domains with or without exit points at the level of an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician to ensure graduates are well-prepared for diverse emergency medical roles.

The Three Rivers College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professionals, 25400 US Hwy 19 N., Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350 (www.caahep.org).

Admission Criteria:

To become eligible individuals must:

• Have a program intake form on file in the EMS Coordinator’s Office. (Find application at trcc.edu/apply/)
• Be a licensed EMT or AEMT.
• Have current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers status.
• Place into College Writing and Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling on the ACT or ACCUPLACER placement tests (ACT scores are valid for 5 years).
• Subject to a confidential medical history, physical examination, negative drug screen, and clear criminal background check after acceptance in the program.

Selection of students occurs during the first week of August with Paramedic courses beginning in August. Students must meet certain criteria for internship practice in agencies, including, but not limited to, random or for-cause drug screenings.

General Education credit hours: 4

EMS Education credit hours: 38

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 42

Please see individual course descriptions for prerequisites, corequisites, and/or other requirements.

Graduates of the Paramedic One-Year Certificate are eligible to take the National Registry Advanced Level practical and written examinations for Paramedic licensure. There are questions on the Missouri licensure application related to the conviction of any crime (traffic violations, drugs, and/or alcohol, etc.). Affirmative answers may result in the applicant being denied licensure by the Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of EMS. NOTE: Other fees are associated with the Paramedic program in addition to regular college tuition and fees.