Breaking Ground on Your Pathway

Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.
English placement is not required for this program.

All students interested in enrolling for the EMT program should understand that this program has specific requirements students must satisfy to participate. Please review the latest requirements on the Special Application Requirements page. If you have any questions, please reach out to the program faculty and staff on the Contact Us page. 

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) serve their communities in many diverse roles. Whether it be fire department, ambulance service, Emergency Department Assistant, or law enforcement, EMTs provide time critical assessment, treatment, and transport of the sick and injured in dynamic environments.  

The 12 Week-EMT program includes 150 hours of lecutre, lab, and clinical rotations both on the ambulance and the Emergency Department (ED). The program meets and exceeds all National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH), and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) requirements to sit for the national registry exam.

The one quarter EMT program at Spokane Community College prepares students for field and clinical careers in emergency medicine. The utility of the training carries into all walks of life. The EMT program prepares student with skills such as:

• Critical thinking
• Pharmacologic intervention
• Leadership
• Therapeutic and interdisciplinary communication
• Field Operations

Total Program Credits: 13