Cost For High School Students $0
For Adults $8,400
Cost information is approximate, please visit the program's website for the most up to date information available.
Emergency Services | Certification
Central Vermont Career Center
This program is intended for high school students attending from within the district. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply.
Description
Emergency Services is offered as a one- or two-year program at Centeral Vermont Career Center. The first year students are able to earn their Emergency Medical Technician license, and second-year students earn a paramedic license.
For Emergency Services 1, this program prepares you to handle many types of emergencies and become fully prepared to enter the emergency services workforce as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or enter postsecondary education and training. The program prepares you to earn your National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) certification, recognized across the country. The program is part of the Vermont State University’s Fast Forward program, so you will earn 6 college credit hours.
This program includes the following credentials: National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification.
For Emergency Services 2, this second-year option introduces the theory and application of concepts related to the paramedic level of the EMS profession. This is the only second year program in Vermont and the only one in the United States where high school seniors are able to take paramedic-level EMS education. The focus is to provide basic and advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Skills include extending the knowledge of the EMT to a more complex breadth and depth, intravenous access and fluid therapy, medication administration, blind insertion airway devices, and the advanced assessment and management of various medical illnesses and traumatic injuries and follows the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. The program is done as a collaboration with Vermont State University and earns students 33 credits towards an associate degree.
This program includes the following credentials: National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: National Registered Paramedic Certification.
Financial Assistance
Career & Technical Education Funding Sources
For high school students attending from within the district, there is no cost to this program. For students from outside of the district and adults who are not enrolled in high school, local scholarships and other funding sources may be available. Follow the link and contact the CTE center for more information.
State or Local Grant
Private Grant
Other Grant
State or Local Scholarship
Private Scholarship
Other Scholarship
Veteran Educational Assistance Program
Post 9-11 GI Bill
Vocational Rehabilitation
Related Occupations
Related Industries
- Healthcare and social assistance
- Government
