Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

The Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) program at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC is a two- to four-year certificate program at this public institution. The program trains students to provide advanced pre-hospital emergency care, including airway management, cardiac monitoring, medication administration, and trauma response.

This program falls under CIP code 51.0904 in the allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions field. Forsyth Technical Community College also offers certificate programs in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant, Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects, and Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. Students can expect a combination of classroom instruction, laboratory simulation, and clinical field internship hours required for National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) paramedic certification eligibility.