Expenses estimated over the two-year program timeline. 

*Program credit hours: 74 – $76.00 per credit hour in-state tuition, $268.00 per credit hour out-of-state tuition. Tuition estimate does not include English and math prerequisites, which vary by student.
**Malpractice insurance: $18.00 per academic year.

Cost of Attendance

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Admission Requirements

Admission to Sandhills Community College does not guarantee admission to this program. Testing and placement criteria must be met. The EMS program is divided into three primary sections, EMT, Advanced EMT, Paramedic. Successful completion of EMT is required to move to Advanced EMT or Paramedic.

 

Test Score/Class Requirements

Students must place into: ENG 111 Expository Writing without a corequisite.

Students must successfully place out of: DMA 010, 020, 030 or MAT 003 Tier 1.

Prerequisite Classes: The student must pass the NC EMT Basic Certification prior to the field internship, however they may perform clinical rotations.

 

Special Program Requirements

• Upon request, students must provide character references.
• During the students patient care experience they will be in various public venues. Therefore, there is a required dress code for clinical rotations that addresses grooming, hygiene, earrings and tattoos. This document is provided prior to beginning clinical rotations.
• Students progressing through the program must apply to take state credentialing exams. There are some criminal convictions that may prevent the applicant from obtaining state credentials. This will be addressed on a case by case basis through the State Office of EMS upon request for application of credentials.
• Students are responsible for the extra cost of uniforms, medical exam, immunizations, insurance and travel to clinical sites. The medical exam and immunizations must be completed prior to beginning any patient care rotation.

Students who are offered seats in a Health Science program must complete additional requirements such as CPR certification and other requirements detailed below prior to beginning clinical training.  The clinical training onset varies by program. Specific dates and details will be communicated in your acceptance letter.

 

Essential Functions

Before official enrollment in program courses, students must present a personal statement to verify that they can fulfill certain essential functions. These include, but are not limited to: Physical Ability, Visual Acuity, Hearing Acuity, Speech/Communication, Critical Thinking, Emotional Stability, Personal Attributes, and Ability to Travel.  A complete list of essential functions can be obtained from the Program Coordinator.

Students must be physically capable of driving an ambulance, lifting and moving patients, and using rescue equipment.

 

Program Orientation

Attend the mandatory program orientation where all conditional acceptance requirements will be detailed.  Failure to attend may result in your acceptance being revoked.

 

Drug Screen & Criminal Background Check

Drug screens and criminal background checks are required by our clinical affiliates in order to attend clinical rotations. Students with positive drug screen, criminal charges, or criminal convictions may not be able to attend clinicals, and therefore will be unable to progress within the program. Complete information regarding the procedure will be provided at the program orientation.

 

Immunization Requirements

Proof of all childhood immunizations and other specific vaccines, including:

Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, & Pertussis)

Varicella (Chicken Pox)

MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella)

Hepatitis B* (six month series)

Tuberculosis Skin Test

Influenza: required annually

COVID-19: see below

Sandhills Community College does not require specific immunizations in order to enroll or attend classes on campus.  However, Health Sciences and Nursing programs require clinical hours.  Students admitted to an SCC Health Sciences or Nursing program must comply with the requirements set by outside clinical agencies, which may include a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and/or specific vaccines.  Decisions about an individual student’s presence in the clinical environment are made by the clinical agencies.

We are guests in our clinical facilities and in order to have clinical privileges, must abide by their requirements for students and faculty. Notice of changes of agency requirements may or may not provide us with much notice.

If requirements are made by a SCC clinical agency and a student chooses not to comply, they may not be eligible to complete the clinical requirements of the program and thus become unable to enter or complete a course and the program.

Management of these requirements is reserved to Sandhills Community College employees only.  Students may not contact clinical agencies directly to discuss requirements.  Doing say may result in denial of admission or dismissal from a program.

All immunizations must be completed before program entrance.

The Emergency Medical Services- Paramedic program at Sandhills Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

*    NCOEMS Annual Report
**  CoAEMSP Annual Report
^   Outcomes for 2020 and 2021 are exempt from CoAEMSP standards due to COVID-19 impacts.

Program Objectives

“To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.”

* This program is financial aid eligible. 

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* This program is not financial aid eligible. 

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