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Emergency Medical Technician

Program Overview

This full-time one-year program is intended to prepare students for work with a basic or advanced life support ambulance service. They will also be prepared to provide basic emergency care in other settings. The student who successfully completes the course will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) exam at the EMT level (must be at least 18 years of age to sit for the exam) and obtain licensure in the state of Oklahoma.
 

What You'll Learn

  • Core Healthcare Provider CPR and First Aid
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Professionalism for the EMT
 

Certifications and Licenses

  • ODCTE Competency Certification
    • EMT
    • Emergency Medical Responder
    • EMT- Basic (NREMT, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians)
    • CPR/AED - Professional Rescuers
    • EMT- NREMT
*Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
 

College Credit

Prior Learning Assessment
 

Career Opportunities 

  • EMT
  • EMR

For more information on occupations go to www.onetonline.org

Leadership Opportunities

Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) HOSA- Future Health Professionals 
EMT students working on a classroom scenario put a volunteer student in the ambulance

Enrollment Information

Who Can Enroll

High school seniors and adults

Program Length

This program is designed to be completed in 1 year (480 instructional hours).

Tuition and Cost

$2.50 per credit hour X 480 hours = $1,200

Financial Assistance

In-district* students under the age of 22 will be awarded the next step scholarship for students in good standing, which covers tuition and all full-time programs except Practical Nursing and Lineworker Technology.

*In-district schools include: Blanchard, Bridge Creek, Dibble, Elmore City-Pernell, Lexington, Lindsay, Little Axe, Maysville, Newcastle, Noble, Paoli, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Stratford, Wanette, Washington, Wayne, Whitebead (PK-8) and Wynewood.
 
All financial assistance opportunities can be found on our Financial Aid webpage.

Class Schedule

Morning Session – 8:10 AM– 11:10 AM
Afternoon Session – 12:45 AM – 3:45 PM

Transportation Services

  • High school students: Transportation is provided from your high school to MidAmerica for both morning and afternoon classes. Buses will also take you back to your high school. 
  • Home school, EPIC, and adult students: Transportation is provided from your local high school for both morning and afternoon classes. Buses will also take you back to your high school. 
Route times depend on the location of your high school. Click here for more detailed route times.
 

How to Apply

Applications are not posted online (except Lineworker Technology and Practical Nursing).
High school students should contact their counselors and adult students should contact the MATC Admission Coordinators.

Accreditation

  • OSBCTE (Oklahoma State Board of Career & Technology Education)
  • Oklahoma State Department of Health – EMS Division