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Charlotte Technical College

Paramedic ATD (Shift Friendly)

Paramedic ATD (Shift Friendly)

Registration Deadline: To Be Announced
Next Start Date: To Be Announced

 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Health Science career cluster.


This is an instructional program that prepares students for employment as paramedics SOC 29-2041 (Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics) to function at the basic pre-hospital emergency medical technician - paramedic level and treat various medical/trauma conditions, using appropriate equipment and materials. The program prepares students for certification as paramedics in accordance with Chapter 64E-2 of the Florida Administrative Code.

  • “To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.”

  • Paramedic ATD prerequisites include: 

    • Certified copy of High School Diploma / GED transcript
    • American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers Certification
    • Current State of Florida EMT License
    • Background Check
    • Drug Testing
    • Successful completion of approved Anatomy & Physiology course by the date specified with Adult Career Counselor. Click here for approved Anatomy & Physiology Classes 
    • Must be 18 years or older
  • Student Selection Criteria: 

  • Paramedic ATD available industry certifications are State of Florida Paramedic and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic.

  • Job opportunities in Paramedic ATD include:

    • Paramedic

    To find out more about these opportunities, please visit O*Net OnLine.

  • Paramedic teaches:

    • Paramedic I - 248 hours
    • Paramedic II - 426 hours
    • Paramedic III - 426 hours
  • The Charlotte Technical College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation. 

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

    Published Outcomes

    There were no graduates during the 2022 reporting year

    This is required for our program's accreditation. 

  • A wall with anatomy drawings pinned up.
  • A group of individuals conversing in a meeting.
  • A skeleton model with a detachable skull top.
  • A student practicing chest compressions.

 

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