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Program Description
The EMS program prepares you for a career in the pre-hospital health care field as an Emergency Medical Provider as an EMT, AEMT, Paramedic or with a BAS in Advanced Paramedic Practice. Career opportunities include ambulance service, fire service, tactical EMS, and hospital EMS provider. If you graduate with an AAS degree, you have additional career opportunities in administration and management in the pre-hospital field. The BAS in Advanced Paramedic Practice prepares you to test for the critical care paramedic and community paramedic endorsements.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedic program has a selective admissions process. Program applications and requirements are available at: https://pueblocc.edu/programs/ems
Note: You must pass a background check and drug screen before being officially admitted into the program. A felony, loss of license, administrative disciplinary proceeding for negligence, malpractice, recklessness, or willful or intentional misconduct may prohibit entrance into the program and/or eligibility to sit for licensure exams.
Prerequisites for Program Admissions
To enroll in the EMT program you must be at least 16 years of age. To enroll in the AEMT or Paramedic programs, you must be at least 18 years of age (or will be 18 by the completion of the program), have all current immunizations, and pass a drug screen and background check. You must also be able to meet the requirements of the Functional EMT Job Description. For more information, go to https://pueblocc.edu/programs/ems. For enrollment into the AEMT or paramedic programs, you must be a currently certified/licensed EMT in Colorado. For the Paramedic program, you must have an EMT IV endorsement and successfully complete all pre-screening examinations, prerequisites, and department approval.
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