Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

The Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) one-to-two-year certificate program at Columbia Basin College is offered by this public institution in Pasco, WA. The program prepares students to provide advanced pre-hospital emergency medical care and to meet the requirements for paramedic certification in Washington state.

This program falls within the emergency medical technology field (CIP 51.0904). Columbia Basin College also offers related programs in various technical and health fields, including Network and System Administration/Administrator at both certificate levels, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance as an associate degree, Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, and Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician. The EMT Paramedic curriculum covers patient assessment, emergency pharmacology, airway management, trauma care, cardiac interventions, and clinical and field internship experiences aligned with national EMS certification standards.