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EMT and Paramedic Training

Train for an exciting new career in Emergency Technology Services

EMS Career Paths

Male and female EMT students standing next to each otherEMS provide acute out-of-hospital care services and transport patients with illnesses and injuries or in other health or emergency situations.

Jobs include Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic and Firefighter/EMS

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Benefits of Studying EMS at Tri-C

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  • Become work-ready with hands-on, real-world training in clinical settings and on simulators
  • Engage with outstanding EMT and paramedic faculty with extensive experience
  • Flexible day and evening classes offered at multiple campuses
  • Affordable tuition with opportunities for scholarships and financial aid
  • Prepares you to take the state certification exam upon completion
  • Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

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Certificates

EMT Basic Certificate
This short-term EMT training certificate prepares you for an entry-level position.
Paramedic Certificate of Proficiency
These paramedic classes are for EMTs interested in advancing their career and earning more money by obtaining a paramedic certification. You must have EMT training certification to enroll in this program.

Associate Degrees

Emergency Medical Technology
This EMT degree program provides an additional level of training for those wanting to work as a paramedic. EMT training certification is required. Credits from paramedic classes transfer to four-year partner institutions, so this program is ideal if you wish to become a supervisor in the future.
Fire-Emergency Medical Services
This degree program will allow you to enter the fire service by helping you meet civil service entry requirements as a Firefighter I & II and paramedic.

Advanced Training

EMS Advanced Training
Courses are designed to enhance the knowledge and skill of certified EMS and health care providers. You must have state certification in EMS or health care provider training to take these courses.

Hear from our Graduates

All of the teachers at the Tri-C Eastern Campus Paramedic program helped me evolve and utilize all my skills so I could help others in need.  – Morgan Tyler Walker, EMT-P


The Paramedic and Fire/EMS programs at Tri-C highly prepared me for a new career, and I was able to join a fire department within a month of graduation.  – David Kaczynski, Paramedic

The Paramedic program at Tri-C truly prepares students for the real world by providing hundreds of hands-on clinical experiences and fieldwork opportunities at dozens of hospitals and fire departments in Northeast Ohio.  – Shannon Rini, NREMT-P

Paramedic Pass Rates

Year Registry Pass Rates Registry Practical Exam Pass Rates Retention Placement
2017  85% 100% 78% 75%
2018 84% 97% 78.7% 83.8%
2019 78% 100% 91.5% 89%

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Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) Program

How to reach us

EMT Program Information
216-987-4449 office
216-987-4386 fax

Ed Bak, Program Manager
Edward.Bak@tri-c.edu

EMS Advanced Training
216-987-5316 office

David Buescher, Assistant Program Manager
David.Buescher@tri-c.edu 

Health Careers Enrollment Center
216-987-4247 office
216-987-4386 fax
healthcareers@tri-c.edu
Cuyahoga Community College
Metropolitan Campus - MHCS 126
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland OH 44115-3196

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Transfer Programs

Does your academic plan include earning a Bachelor Degree? Tri-C is a great place to start. View the list of partnerships we have with four year institutions. You can search by school or Tri-C major.

Career & Job Outlook

Do you know what it's like to work in this field or what the salary range might be?  Get more information.

Accreditations

Cuyahoga Community College is accredited by the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services to conduct Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic education in the State of Ohio. Accreditation Number 312. Investigate our accreditations.

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