Dixie Technical College

Program Overview
Learn more about our Accredited Emergency Medical Technician program
This program is a Pre-Requisite to the Advanced EMT Program and will train you to respond as an EMT with the emergency skills necessary to assess a patient’s condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies. Individuals interested in employment with Law Enforcement, Fire Fighting, or Emergency Medicine must be EMT certified.

Your training in this program will include clinical lab and classroom hands-on training. You will learn a variety of EMT skills including basic first aid, patient assessment, triage, multi-casualty, emergent and non-emergent patient moves, airway management, CPR, shock & bleeding control, and more.

As a student of this program, you will:
Learn how to access and monitor vital signs.
Gain knowledge in bleeding control, wound care, and shock management.
Receive training in emergency childbirth skills.
Acquire basic airway management skills.
Learn patient assessment, treatment, and understand their role in the EMS systems.

Attainable Certificates include:
Accredited Dixie Technical College Certificate

Total Tuition and Course Fees:
$1,060.00
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Program Length:
4 months
Credit Hours
6
High School: Open to those age 17+. Tuition is waived for high school students, and high school students are eligible for a $150 scholarship to put towards course fees.