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Emergency Medical Services

Are you interested in a career as an emergency medical services (EMS) provider? We can help you become an emergency medical technician or paramedic. Already a paramedic? We can help you get your degree!

$21.79

Median Hourly Earnings

Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic
992 Annual Job Openings projected through 2028
All wage and employment data is specific to the region and
taken from Lightcast July 2024. Your starting salary may vary.
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Designed to provide students with the knowledge and competencies required to administer emergency pre-hospital care, these programs follow national and state protocol standards that allow graduates to take national and state certification examinations. Additional affiliation requirements with a Maryland fire or EMS agency are required for Maryland certification.

If you are already certified as a paramedic, you could earn your associate degree in a year or less by successfully completing general education courses and college graduation requirements.

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EMS Program Mission Statement

The paramedic program at Wor-Wic Community College provides students with a comprehensive didactic, laboratory, clinical and field education that prepares graduates with the technical expertise for employment in the emergency medical services profession. Graduates from the paramedic program will exhibit the professional and personal attributes contributing to the delivery of pre-hospital care to patients in our community. The program supports the college’s vision by developing an exceptional emergency medical services workforce through excellence in education. 

EMS Program Goal

The primary goal for the EMS program is to prepare paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

Health Professions Mission Statement

The health professions division advocates for and ensures adherence to the professional standards, facilitates faculty development and coordinates resourcing for the health programs involved to promote student success in entering the local community workforce as well-prepared healthcare professionals.

Health Professions Values

Professionalism – Health profession students accept constructive feedback, self-evaluate personal performance and practice safety in the clinical practicum according to professional standards. Professionalism is practiced by demonstrating respect for students, faculty, staff and patients.

Community – Health profession students practice civility, are advocates for patients and peers, and promote health through community service.

Integrity – Health profession students exhibit honest and ethical behavior, assume responsibility for actions and are accountable for academic performance.

Compassion – Health profession students deliver compassionate care to patients, are empathetic and understanding of patient needs, and serve as ambassadors for the health programs in clinical agencies.

Cultural competence – Health profession students are respectful of diverse opinions, open-minded to new ideas, provide unbiased patient care and promote the values of diversity, equity, inclusion and belongingness when interacting with students, faculty and patients.

Scholarship – Health profession students engage in life-long learning opportunities to develop technical skill and clinical judgment competencies necessary to serve as future leaders in the health care industry.

Excellence – Health profession students adhere to the highest standards of performance, model professionalism and engage in collaborative learning experiences to advance the health professions division.

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Due to the limited number of spaces available in these programs, selection is on a competitive basis. In order to be considered for admission, prospective students must complete the admission requirements by the last Friday in June. Students who want to register for EMS 101 and/or EMS 151 can do so without completing program admission requirements.

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Wor-Wic's emergency medical services programs are 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
9355 – 113th Street N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway
Suites 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
FAX 214-703-8992
www.coaemsp.org

The Emergency Medical Services Board and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) has approved the emergency medical services program at Wor-Wic Community College as a paramedic education program.

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CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs and CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The most current CoAEMSP Annual Report was for the calendar year 2022.

The most recent success rate for the National Registry of EMT Paramedic/State Cognitive exam was 83.3%. The most recent positive placement rate for graduates was 100%. Positive placement is defined by the CoAEMSP as employed full or part-time in a related field and/or continuing his/her education and/or serving in the military. Positive placement is measured at completion of the program. The most recent retention rate was 77.8%.

Degree & Certificate Programs

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Students entering the college with current EMT, CRT (EMT-I) or paramedic (EMT-P) certifications can earn college credit for emergency medical services courses with the appropriate documentation. Students with these certificates who are requesting college credit must complete and submit a Request for College Credit for Emergency Medical Technician Training form to admissions.

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The readmission of a previously-admitted and enrolled student is dependent upon the space available in the program. In order to receive consideration for readmission, you must complete and submit the required forms in the health professions admission information packet by the last Friday in June.