Program Code: 6907
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program prepares students for a career caring for the sick or injured in emergency medical situations. As an EMT, you will provide on-scene life support, working with other emergency personnel (paramedics, firefighters and law enforcement officers) to stabilize and transport patients to hospitals.
The program at Santa Fe College is a limited-access, one-semester credit/certificate program, offered during the fall, spring and summer semesters. This program consists of 320 hours of classroom, lab, hospital emergency department clinical, and ambulance rescue clinical components.
Classes and clinicals are offered in both Alachua and Bradford counties.
Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam.
Accreditation
The Santa Fe College EMS Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession (CoAEMSP).
To Contact CAAHEP:
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354
caahep.org
To Contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway
Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
P: 214-703-8445
F: 214-703-8992
coaemsp.org
Licensure and Certification
Upon completion of this program, students can earn professional certifications and occupational licenses, including those concerning out-of-state reciprocity.
Admission Requirements
EMS Programs are limited-access programs. A selection process is used to identify applicants who meet minimum requirements. If there are more applicants than available seats, preference selection will be used. For this reason deadlines and attention to detail are important. To view current class start dates and application deadlines please refer to the Deadline/Course Schedule page.
Applicant Selection is based on many factors such as the following:
- Completion of EMS1059 First Responder or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher
- American Heart Association CPR-BLS certification
- Education
- Agency Employment/Sponsorship
- Prior Relevant Coursework
- Exams Scores (PERT, Accuplacer, ACT, SAT)
- Drug Screening
- Background Investigation
- Prior Military Experience
- Prior Relevant Work
Please review our website at https://www.sfcollege.edu/kirkpatrick/ to review the eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Program Goals and Outcomes
The EMS Program’s goal is to prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technicians in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Within 14 days of successful completion of all components of the EMT program, the student will be issued a Certificate of Completion.