Emergency Medical Technology

Certificate of Achievement
Career/Technical (Major Code: 02342)

Emergency medical technology is the study of emergency medical care and the evaluation and treatment of injuries.  This program focuses on both technical and practical knowledge while providing requisite skills to evaluate and treat a wide variety of medical and trauma emergencies.

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”

Students who complete this program will have acquired the necessary analytical tools to successfully secure gainful employment in the field of study.

For more information regarding the data provided for this program and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to visit our SWC Gainful Employment website at: www.swccd.edu/gainfulemployment.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
EMT 101 HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR 1
EMT 109 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER 3
 Units4
Second Semester
EMT 113 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-BASIC 5
EMT 113L EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN LABORATORY -BASIC 3
 Units8
 Total Units12