Emergency Medical Technician (ATD)

The purpose 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. Click here for additional program information.opens in a new window

hours

300, approximately 6 months/23 weeks

testing requirements

Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)

location

LTC Main Campus

Starting Salaries

Vary, averaging from $40,498 to $47,440*
*Based on local industry information

Recent Employers of Graduates

  • Lake EMS
  • Lake County Fire Rescue
  • Marion County Fire Rescue

Starting Salaries

What you’ll learn

Emergency Medical Technician Occupational Completion Points (OCP)

Emergency Medical Technician Master Plan of Instruction – (PDFopens in a new windowopens in a new window & HTML)

  • 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

OCPCourse NumberCourse TitleCourse Length
AEMS0110Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)300 hrs

Our numbers

Discover how Lake Technical College prepares students for the health industry.

86%

Completion Rate*

82%

Placement Rate*

100%

Licensure

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Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Placement calculation may exclude (if applicable) program completers that are awaiting exam results,
refused employment, continued post-secondary education, or may be otherwise unavailable for employment.

EMT School

Located near Orlando, FL, Lake Tech is an excellent choice for EMT Training in Orlando and Central Florida. Our EMT Program Orlando boasts a high licensure rate, so you can trust the expertise of our EMT instructors. If you are looking for EMT Certification or for an EMT School Near Me, call us at (352) 589-2250opens phone dialer or apply online to get started today.

Instructor / contact

Name:

Eric Harper

Email: HarperE@lake.k12.fl.us create new email

Phone Number: 352.589.2250, x1880

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