Emergency Medical Science

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Pathway Description: This curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in the Health Sciences. Students will complete general education courses that provide a foundation for success in nursing and allied health curricula. Students may select a career pathway that will prepare them for an entry level position in health care. Courses may also provide foundational knowledge needed in the pursuit of advanced health science degrees or programs. Graduates should qualify for an entry-level job associated with the program major such as Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomist, or Massage Therapist dependent upon the selected program major. Emergency Medical Service: A program that prepares graduates to enter the workforce as Emergency Medical Technicians or Advanced Emergency MedicalTechnicians. The course of study provides the student an opportunity to acquire basic life support knowledge and skills by utilizing classroom instruction, practical laboratory sessions, and hospital/field internships. Students progressing through the program may be eligible to apply for both state and national certification exams. mployment opportunities include ambulance services, fire and rescue agencies, air medical services, specialty areas of hospitals, industry, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Campus Locations That Offer This Program

Alamance Community CollegeAsheville Buncombe Technical Community CollegeBeaufort County Community CollegeBladen Community CollegeBlue Ridge Community CollegeBlue Ridge Community College Health Sciences CenterBlue Ridge Community College Transylvania County CampusBrunswick Community CollegeCaldwell Community College And Technical InstituteCape Fear Community CollegeCarteret Community CollegeCatawba Valley Community CollegeCentral Carolina Community CollegeCentral Piedmont Community CollegeCentral Piedmont Community College City ViewCentral Piedmont Community College HarperCentral Piedmont Community College HarrisCentral Piedmont Community College LevineCentral Piedmont Community College MerancasCentral Piedmont Community College Wtvi Pbs CharlotteCleveland Community CollegeCoastal Carolina Community CollegeCollege Of The AlbemarleDavidson Davie Community CollegeDavidson Davie Community College Davie CampusDavidson Davie Community College Davie County Education CenterDavidson Davie Community College Davie County Education CenterDavidson Davie Community College Uptown Lexington Education CenterDurham Technical Community CollegeDurham Technical Community College American Tobacco CampusDurham Technical Community College Duke Street NorthDurham Technical Community College Durham Tech Small Business CenterDurham Technical Community College Frontier RtpDurham Technical Community College Northern Durham CenterDurham Technical Community College Orange County CampusDurham Technical Community College Orange County Skills Development Center Ocsdc NcworksEdgecombe Community CollegeFayetteville Technical Community CollegeForsyth Technical Community CollegeGaston CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeHaywood Community CollegeIsothermal Community CollegeJohnston Community CollegeJohnston Community College Cleveland CenterJohnston Community College Howell WoodsJohnston Community College Workforce Development CenterLenoir Community CollegeMartin Community CollegeMayland Community CollegeMcDowell Technical Community CollegeMitchell Community CollegeNash Community CollegePitt Community CollegeRichmond Community CollegeRichmond Community College Robinette BuildingRichmond Community College Scotland County CampusRoanoke Chowan Community CollegeRobeson Community CollegeRockingham Community CollegeRowan Cabarrus Community CollegeRowan Cabarrus Community College Cabarrus Business And Technology CenterRowan Cabarrus Community College College StationRowan Cabarrus Community College North CampusRowan Cabarrus Community College North Carolina Research CampusRowan Cabarrus Community College South CampusSampson Community CollegeSandhills Community CollegeSouth Piedmont Community CollegeSouth Piedmont Community College Lockhart Taylor CenterSouth Piedmont Community College Old Charlotte Highway CampusSouth Piedmont Community College Tyson Family Center For TechnologySouth Piedmont Community College Southeastern Community CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeSouthwestern Community CollegeSouthwestern Community College Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training CenterSouthwestern Community College Macon Campus Cecil L Groves CenterSouthwestern Community College Swain CenterStanly Community CollegeSurry Community CollegeTri County Community CollegeTri County Community College Cherokee County Center Of Applied TechnologyTri County Community College Graham County CenterWake Technical Community CollegeWayne Community CollegeWestern Piedmont Community CollegeWilkes Community CollegeWilkes Community College Ashe CampusWilkes Community College Herring Hall