Paramedic

Get ready to save lives, help others and lead a team of medical professionals in providing quality care when it matters most.

Program Details

Becoming a paramedic equips you to provide immediate treatment to victims of illness and injury. Their leadership and expertise play critical roles in public health and safety during medical emergencies, rescue operations, mass casualties, fires and crime scenes.

Our paramedic program is a collaboration with Lancaster Emergency Medical Services. Experienced paramedics, pre-hospital registered nurses and physicians will lead you through paramedic courses, lectures, skill sessions and clinical/field training. In addition to being eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic Certification exam, you may receive the following certifications:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support
International Trauma Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support

The mission of the Lancaster Consortium for Emergency Medicine Education Paramedic Education Program is to:

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

See the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ job outlook.

PA College cannot guarantee clinical rotations for students who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Job Outlook (Growth Rate)
7%

Job Openings Per Year
17.9k

Median Salary
$46,770

Program Requirements

In addition to meeting general admission requirements, applicants must meet the following program-specific requirements:

Applicants to the Paramedic Program must be at least 18 years of age and:

Be a high school graduate or have a GED
Have current certification as an EMT
Have a valid driver’s license

Applicants should also be prepared to meet the physical and core performance standards detailed in the College Catalog.

Advanced Placement

The Lancaster Consortium for Emergency Medicine Education does not currently offer advanced placement to students who are seeking to graduate or become eligible to sit for the National Registry or state examination at the paramedic level. All students seeking to graduate or become eligible for the National Registry or state examination must complete all of the requirements of the Lancaster Consortium for Emergency Medicine Education.

Outcomes

PA BOEMS #	Graduation Year	Initial Enrollment	Graduated	Rate	Number Who Took Exam	Number Passed	Pass Rate	Number Passed	Pass Rate	Jobs Within 6 Months	Rate
					All Attempts					First Attempt
22-72-470	2023	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
22-72-025	2022	17	15	88.24%	15	N/A	N/A	8	53.33%	N/A	N/A
21-72-008	2021	20	14	70.00%	14	14	100%	11	78.57%	14	100%
20-72-034	2020	13	11	84.62%	11	11	100%	5	45.45%	11	100%
	2019	15	11	73.33%	11	11	100%	N/A	N/A	11	100%
	2018	30	19	63.33%	19	19	100%	N/A	N/A	19	100%
	2017	23	15	65.22%	15	15	100%	N/A	15	15	100%

Admission Requirements

All program applicants must meet general admission requirements.

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Tuition & Fees

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Course Delivery

This course is offered
in-person only.

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Curriculum

12-month program consisting of approximately 1,200 hours of classroom paramedic classes and clinical/field experience.

Sample Schedule (Aug-Aug)

Paramedic

Program Details

Admission Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Course Delivery

Curriculum

Theory:

Clinical Labs:

Simulated patients. Real scenarios.

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Meet the Faculty

Bob Hollinger, NRP

Richard Pearson MBA, CEMSO, CTO, FACPE, NCEE, NRP, CCFP, EMT/P

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