Hours: 1100 hours, approximately 52 weeks
Cost: Tuition is approximately $3,168 plus books & fees
Testing Requirements: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Prerequisites: Licensed Emergency Medical Technician
Location: LTC Main Campus
Mission: The mission of the Paramedic program is to provide competent, confident and caring entry level emergency medical professionals for the practice of prehospital emergency medical care.
Paramedic Master Plan of Instruction
This program maintains national accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.
Lake Technical Center’s Paramedic Program is spotlighted on the Florida Career Pathways Network! You can read the article here.
Next Class
- July, 2013 (Orientation TBA)
- Applications* are available TBA, 2013
*The TABE is to be taken prior to picking up an application. Applicants with documented AS degree or higher or TABE results within the previous two years of program start date are exempt from this requirement.
Admission Requirements
- Current State of Florida EMT Certification
- Current “professional” CPR card
- Completed Lake Tech application and Completed Lake Tech EMS Programs application
- Completed TABE – Level A. State required scores to receive a program certificate of completion are: Reading 10, Language 10, Math 10
- Consultation with a counselor
What you’ll learn
- Anatomy & physiology
- Advanced airway maintenance techniques
- Medication administration
- Hospital/clinical & field internship hands-on experience
- IV therapy
- Cardiac monitoring and interventions and electrocardiogram interpretation
- Medical & trauma assessment of the infant, child, adolescent, adult, & geriatric patient
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length |
| A | HSC0003 | Basic Healthcare Worker | 90 hrs |
| B | EMS0219 EMs0220 EMS0221 |
Paramedic 1 Paramedic 2 Paramedic 3 |
336 hrs 336 hrs 338 hrs |
Industry Certifications
- State administered test for paramedic licensure
Employment Opportunities
- Ambulance / EMS services
- Hospitals Physician offices
- Fire services
Starting Salaries
Vary, ranging from $38,347 to 54,198*
*Based on local industry information
Recent Employers of Graduates:
- Lake-Sumter EMS
- Lake County Fire Rescue
- Marion County Fire Rescue
Completion Rate* – 100%
Placement Rate* – 100%
Licensure Pass Rate* – 100%
For employment information, visit www.onetonline.org
*Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Required Book List
For the most recent book list for the Paramedic program, visit Lake Technical Center’s online Bookstore and Marketplace.
Steps to Enroll
- Apply for financial aid, if applicable
- Complete the online application
- Take the TABE and/or placement tests
- Meet with a counselor
- 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, x1881
