Paramedic Initial

Jon Stephens, Craven CC EMS program coordinator and instructor, demonstrates placing a king airway in a patient simulator inside the college’s new ambulance simulator.

Paramedic Initial

Course Code: EMS-PRMD

The Craven Community College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status; it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.

Goal Statement

To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.

Admissions

You can register for this course online using the link below or in person.

You must meet with the EMS Coordinator and bring copies of your prerequisites before attending the course.

Prerequisites

  • High school diploma or high school equivalency
  • Proper ID (Driver’s license, military ID, true ID)
  • Proof of current EMT or AEMT Certification
  • Adult Basic Education TABE College placement test or transcript demonstrating college-level math and English skills
  • College equivalent or currently enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology accepted courses.  Accepted courses are listed below.
    • EMS-3163: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
    • BIO-163: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
    • BIO-165 & 166: Anatomy and Physiology I & II (Must complete both sections)
    • BIO-168 & 169: Anatomy and Physiology I & II (Must complete both sections)

Required Materials

  • 3" black 3-ring binder
  • Stethoscope
  • Black or navy EMS pants
  • Student clinical shirt
  • Steel-toe boots
  • Textbook: Emergency Care in the Streets, Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th Edition, ISBN: 9781284256741. (Students must have textbook the first night of class. E-book is acceptable.)

Student Fees:

  • Tuition - $180
  • Insurance - $16.60
  • Supply fee - $20
  • PALS card - $6
  • ACLS card - $6
  • Clinical shirt - $25
  • EMS testing - $95

Available Classes

Course Register Dates Price
This course must follow the guidelines established by the NC Office of EMS. The Office of EMS must approve courses that include portions delivered via distance education. The curriculum for the Paramedic educational program shall be the 2009, or most current release of the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Education Standards. The Paramedic program must be conducted by an approved Advanced Educational Institution as defined in the rules of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. The lead instructor for the Paramedic educational program must be a NC credentialed Level II EMS Instructor at the Paramedic level as defined in the rules of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Student prerequisites: A) Successful completion of an EMT educational program. Though a current and valid Credential is not required, an Educational Institution maintains the right to include this as a Prerequisite. B) High school diploma or high school equivalent; C) Reading comprehension and English language skills on the post-secondary level. D) Compliance with the mathematical skills on the post-secondary level E) Anatomy and Physiology (Minimum EMS-3000).
Meeting times and locations:

09/03/24 - 10/11/25
Tue, Thur 6p - 10p
Perdue Hall, Room 144
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562

09/03/24 - 10/11/25
Sat, Sun 8a - 5p
Perdue Hall, Room 144
Main Campus
800 College Ct, New Bern NC 28562

Contact Information

Workforce Development
Brock Administration Building
New Bern Campus
252-638-7248

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