Santa Fe College

Program Overview
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program prepares students for a career caring for the sick or injured in emergency medical situations. As an EMT, you will provide on-scene life support, working with other emergency personnel (paramedics, firefighters and law enforcement officers) to stabilize and transport patients to hospitals.

The program at Santa Fe College is a limited-access, one-semester credit/certificate program, offered during the fall, spring and summer semesters. This program consists of 320 hours of classroom, lab, hospital emergency department clinical, and ambulance rescue clinical components.

Classes and clinicals are offered in both Alachua and Bradford counties.

Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam.

EMS Programs are limited-access programs. A selection process is used to identify applicants who meet minimum requirements. If there are more applicants than available seats, preference selection will be used. For this reason deadlines and attention to detail are important. To view current class start dates and application deadlines please refer to the Deadline/Course Schedule page.

The Emergency Medical Technician Program at Santa Fe College is a limited-access, one-semester credit/certificate program, offered during the Fall, Spring and Summer terms. An EMT is a professional who delivers basic life support care. This program consists of 320 hours of classroom, lab, hospital emergency department clinical, and ambulance rescue clinical components.

This course meets the requirements of the current US DOT National Standard Curriculum for EMT. The course presents the fundamentals of emergency medical care and for performing basic life support procedures. Components include patient assessment, airway management, medical and trauma emergencies, childbirth, patient assisted medications, behavioral emergencies and intervention, hazardous material awareness, and a mandatory 4 hour section on HIV/AIDS (FS401.2701.5c) and 2 hours of adult and pediatric trauma scorecard methodologies (FS401.2701.5b).EMS-1119 EMT Basic (7 credit hours)

EMS-1119 EMT Basic (7 credit hours)
EMS-1119L EMT Basic Lab (3 credit hours)
EMS-1411 Clinical/Hospital (1 credit hour)
EMS-1421 EMT Basic Clinical (1 credit hour)

The EMS Program’s goal is to prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technicians in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.Within 14 days of successful completion of all components of the EMT program, the student will be issued a Certificate of Completion.

Applicant Selection is based on many factors such as the following:

Completion of EMS1059 First Responder or equivalent with a grade of “C” or higher
American Heart Association CPR-BLS certification
Education
Agency Employment/Sponsorship
Prior Relevant Coursework
Exams Scores (PERT, Accuplacer, ACT, SAT)
Drug Screening
Background Investigation
Prior Military Experience
Prior Relevant Work

Program Costs Breakdown

Tuition for 12 Credit Hours

Tuition and Lab Fees

$1,925 Florida Residents
$5,115 Non-Florida Residents
Additional Expenses

$120.00 Uniforms
$120.43 Books
$450.00 Health Physical and Immunizations up to
$40 Flu Vaccinations (2)
$55 American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR
$140 Level 2 and Expanded National Background Screening; drug test; Student Requirements Tracking Database (Precheck)
$31.50 FISDAP Software
Program Cost Totals

$2,881.93 Florida Residents
$6,071.93 Non-Florida Residents
Scholarships

There are many scholarships available for Santa Fe College students to apply to. Please visit the Scholarships webpage for more information and how to apply.

Financial Aid

This program is not covered by Financial Aid. For more information regarding Financial Aid guidelines or to speak with a financial aid advisor, please visit the Financial Aid page for more information.

Florida Open Door Grant

This grant pays 100% of the tuition, fees, books, supplies, and assessment costs for this program. Students may qualify for a stipend of up to $1,500 for living expenses while completing their program, as funds are available.