Paramedics (NRPs) provide the highest level of pre-hospital emergency care.  Paramedics record and interpret EKG findings, treat cardiac arrest with defibrillation, reduce shock by intravenous fluid administration, provide ventilation and airway protection through endotracheal intubation and administer pharmacological therapies.

Students may choose to earn either a Long Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedic. Once pre-requisite courses have been completed, the program is three consecutive semesters in length. A new daytime class of paramedic students begins once a year, summer semester.

A goal of the CCC Emergency Medical Services Program is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.

The Paramedic program at Calhoun Community College meets the state education requirements for Paramedic certification in the state of Alabama. Calhoun Community College has not determined if the Paramedic program at Calhoun Community College meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia.

 Thank you for your interest in the paramedic program. We hope this webpage provides the information you are seeking, but if we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact a department representative.

Accreditation

The Calhoun Community College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org