Emergency Medical Technician, C.C.C.

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.

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

All tuition and fees are estimated costs and subject to change without notice.

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

• $2,900 Florida Residents
• $6,100 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.

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. 

For student success and employment data, see the Program Effectiveness section below.

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)

Program Effectiveness captures the quality of a program using qualitative data such as program completion, national exam pass rates and job placement.

NREMT Pass Rates

2018 98%

2019 92%

2020 95%