Hours: 250, approximately 16 weeks
Cost: Tuition is approximately $700 plus books & fees
Testing Requirements: Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
Mission: The mission of the Emergency Medical Technician program is to provide competent, confident and caring entry level emergency medical professionals for the practice of prehospital emergency medical care.
What you’ll learn:
- How to perform physical exams
- How to assess trauma
- Hospital & field internship hands-on experience (must be 18 years of age prior to the start of hospital/clinical experience)
- How to perform airway maintenance
- How to assist a patient with certain patient prescribed medications
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length |
| A | HSC0003 | Basic Healthcare Worker | 90 hrs |
| B | EMS0159 | Emergency Medical Technician | 160 hrs |
Industry Certifications
- National Registry administered test for State of Florida EMT licensure
Employment Opportunities
- Ambulance / EMS services
- Hospitals
- Physicians’ offices
Starting Salaries
Vary, ranging from $29,600 to 36,250*
*Based on local industry information
Recent Employers of Graduates
- Lake-Sumter EMS
- Lake County Fire Rescue
- Marion County Fire Rescue
Placement Rate* – 61.11% Completion Rate* – 97.96% Licensure Pass Rate* – 100%
For employment information, visit http://www.onetonline.org/
*Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Required Book List
- Prehospital Emergency Care PK, 9e, Mistovich/Karren, Goodheart-Willcox, 2009, ISBN 0137067968, $99.09, tax @ 7% $6.94, total $106.03
Steps to Enroll
- Apply for financial aid, if applicable
- Complete a Lake Tech application
- Take the TEAS
- Meet with a counselor
- Complete interview process, if applicable
- Register and pay tuition and fees
- Purchase books and supplies
- Complete the new student orientation online prior to the first day of class
Instructor
- Name: Layne Hendrickson
- Email: hendricksonl@lake.k12.fl.us
- Phone Number: 352.589.2250, x214
