Description
This course will prepare individuals to render pre-hospital basic life support at the scene of an emergency, during transport of the sick and injured, or during inter-facility transfer within an organized emergency medical service system. The course content meets the objectives contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation National EMS Education Standards and trains the participant to become competent in EMT basic scope of practice.
The course consists of 190 hours of didactic and skills lab training, and 24 hours of supervised clinical experience, which exceeds the requirements for EMT-B in the State of California. Upon completion students will be prepared to pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam. Course fees include subscription to the online curriculum, textbook, and personal protective equipment.
Our instructors are all currently employed as EMTs or Paramedics and have decades of experience providing emergency medical services for fire departments, private ambulance companies, and hospital emergency departments.
Requirements (must be met in order to register for the class)
You must be 18 years of age at the start of midterms (dates may vary, contact our front office, 408-229-4299 for more information if you are under the age of 18)
To begin the registration process, you must submit the documents (see below) and fill out the Emergency Medical Technician Pre-Registration Form.
*Please note, the form will require you to upload the following documents:
- Copy of your CA driver's license (or other government issued ID)
- Current Medical Insurance
- Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider Card (must be valid through the end of the course) We will ONLY accept the following:
- American Heart Association (BLS Provider Course Completion Card)
- Test/vaccination record/results for:
- Tuberculosis (T) skin test (current = within six months prior to the start of class)
- Current Tdap (current = within 10 years)*
- Current MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccination (current = two doses in lifetime)*
- Current Hepatitis B vaccination (current = three doses in lifetime or begin series prior to the start of class)
- Current Varicella vaccination (current = two doses in lifetime)**
- Flu shot (for winter courses only; Nov. - Mar.)
*If vaccination records are unavailable, a Positive Titer can be substituted for the MMR, Hep B, Tdap and Varicella.
***Varicella can also be verified by a documented history of chicken pox by a physician.
Hours
- 190 hours of didactic and skills lab training
- 24 hours of supervised clinical experience
214 Total Hours
Units
5.5 Semester Units
College Application Process
This program is presented through the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium of Community Colleges (SBRPSTC), which includes Gavilan College, Monterey Peninsula College, Ohlone College, Hartnell College, Lake Tahoe Community College, College of San Mateo, and Cabrillo College.
Only courses and programs presented for college credit will be funded, transcripted and certified through one of the above accredited institutions.
Funds generated through this process offset the costs of each course, thereby reducing student fees for the student/agency and allowing us to present more courses. Consequently, we require all students taking one of our college-based courses to apply to the designated college using OpenCCC, the online college application system by which the majority of community colleges collects registration and transcription information.
Students will receive reservation confirmation and class information along with college application instructions approximately 45 days before the class starts. If applicable, students will also be required to complete the college application process and submit a South Bay Registration Form, to include the OpenCCC and applicable College ID numbers no later than 30 days before the class start date.*Additional fees will apply to Non-College Registered Students. Contact our main office at (408) 229-4299 for specific amounts.
Registration Fee: 230.00
Student Fees: 490.00
Materials: 650.00
Clinical Registration Fee $23.00, due at Mid-term
Deposit of $400 due at time of registration will be applied to class fees
Additional fees will apply to Non-College Registered Students. Contact our main office at 408-229-4299 for specific amounts.
All classes require full payment or a designated deposit at time of reservation. We accept Visa and MasterCard (a transaction fee of 2% will apply), cash, money order and cashier’s checks (made payable to SBRPSTC). Agency billing may also be arranged. Financial aid and VA benefits may be available.
*ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. When possible, students will be advised of any fee changes prior to course start date. Tuition fee increases made at any time by the State Chancellor’s office may require collection of additional fees from students.
Students who have not lived in California for at least one (1) year and (1) day prior to start of college semester or do not meet other college criteria may be considered “out-of-state” students, and subject to additional fees to the ones listed above. Please check with our staff for details and exact costs.
*Attention: For course specific prerequisites paperwork and information on applying for VA and/or Financial Aid visit our downloads page.
$400.00 if cancelled after 7/23/2022
Start: Tue Aug 23, 2022
End: Thu Dec 15, 2022
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1800 to 2200 (4 hours)
Location
San Jose, CA 95141 United States (408) 229-4299
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