Emergency Medical Technician, CSC

This is a G3-eligible program.  Click here to learn more.

Purpose: This curriculum is designed to develop the knowledge base and skills required to prepare the student to function as an “entry-level” Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Successful performance in this program qualifies the student to take the National Registry’s EMT exam.

Program Requirement: Purchase of a clinical scheduling and skills tracking account through FISDAP.net ($80) is required.

Occupational Objectives: To serve the community with basic life support care via the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NEMSES)​​

Accreditation: The EMS program at Laurel Ridge Community College is fully accredited by the Virginia Office of EMS and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Admission Requirements:

1. Satisfy admission requirements for Laurel Ridge Community College. 
2. Be a minimum of 16 years of age at the beginning date of the EMT course. If you are less than 18 years of age, you must provide your instructor with a completed parental permission form with the signature of a parent or guardian verifying approval for enrollment in the course.
3. Attend a mandatory EMS orientation session with the instructor.
4. No physical or mental impairment that would render you unable to perform all practical skills required at the EMT level.
5. Not have been convicted of or found guilty of any crime, offense or regulatory violation or participated in any other prohibited conduct identified in state EMS regulation 12VAC5-31-910.
6. Submit results of a physical exam completed within the last 12 months as proof of immunizations or resistance to measles, mumps, rubella, Tdap, polio, Hepatitis B vaccination, Covid, Flu, and TB test within the last 12 months. If PPD is positive, submit results of chest x-ray showing negative for active TB.
7. Complete a national background check, including fingerprinting and drug screen, with no record of any sexual crime and at least five years past the final release of any felony or drug-related convictions. 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will develop a patient treatment and disposition plan for patient complaints identified in the National EMS Education Standards.
2. Students will effectively communicate with patients, peers, and other healthcare professionals.
3. Students will be able to safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills identified in the National EMS Scope of Practice document.
4. Students will achieve a score above the designated cut-score for the FISDAP EMT Readiness Exam. 

Courses are displayed under the semester in which they are regularly offered and are recommended to be taken in this sequence to ensure timely graduation. It is possible that a course shown in a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.