Emergency Medical Technology Technician Emt Paramedic

A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 659 institutions across the United States, with a total of 102387 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

24,213

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3,412

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

350

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

3

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

8

degrees awarded

Other Awards

74,401

awards given

Top Schools for Emergency Medical Technology Technician Emt Paramedic

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
1,978
2 Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA
1,948
3 Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
1,379
4 Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
1,347
5 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
1,277
6 American Medical Academy
Miami, FL
1,236
7 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,200
8 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
1,116
9 Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
1,054
10 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
1,027
11 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
996
12 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
992
13 South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA
990
14 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
987
15 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
957
16 Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa, CA
952
17 Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
922
18 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
917
19 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
879
20 Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO
833
21 HCI College
West Palm Beach, FL
812
22 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
809
23 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
770
24 Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL
761
25 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
754
26 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
740
27 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
739
28 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
729
29 Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO
717
30 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
704
31 John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner, AL
699
32 Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN
696
33 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
694
34 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
675
35 Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
667
36 Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ
664
37 Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK
654
38 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
639
39 Dyersburg State Community College
Dyersburg, TN
630
40 Butte College
Oroville, CA
620
41 Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
612
42 Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
609
43 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
598
44 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
573
45 Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley, CA
571
46 Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
569
47 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
565
48 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
528
49 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
514
50 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
512
51 Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
505
52 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
496
53 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
493
54 Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA
484
55 Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK
479
56 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
469
57 Aparicio-Levy Technical College
Tampa, FL
460
58 Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
457
59 Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI
455
60 Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
451
61 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
450
62 Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
450
63 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
447
64 GateWay Community College-Central City
Phoenix, AZ
424
65 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
420
66 College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
413
67 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
407
68 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
402
69 Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
387
70 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
373
71 Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
373
72 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
370
73 Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI
369
74 Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
367
75 Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN
367
76 Southwest Technical College
Cedar City, UT
364
77 College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
360
78 Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
352
79 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
352
80 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
351
81 Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN
351
82 Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL
346
83 Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN
346
84 Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL
343
85 Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
340
86 Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
336
87 Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN
330
88 Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA
328
89 Dixie Technical College
Saint George, UT
328
90 Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM
327
91 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
326
92 Herzing University-Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
323
93 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
318
94 Great Basin College
Elko, NV
315
95 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
313
96 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
312
97 Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
310
98 Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
309
99 Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
309
100 Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education
Zanesville, OH
308