Program Outcomes
Associate in Science
Description
The Paramedic program is designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Paramedic. It is an intense, full-time program consisting of lecture, skills lab, clinical practice, and field internship. Students are provided with the didactic, psychomotor, and affective domains needed to perform the duties as a Paramedic in the community. By successful completion of the program, students will have direct contact with the community by providing emergency care to the sick and injured in emergency situations. Students must possess a current EMT license. Students must meet current clinical placement requirements found on the program’s webpage to be admitted to the program. The Saddleback College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
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Certificate of Achievement
Description
The Paramedic program is designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Paramedic. It is an intense, full-time program consisting of lecture, skills lab, clinical practice, and field internship. Students must possess a current CPR-Health Care Provider Card and are also required to have a current EMT license and one-year recent work experience. Students must have or purchase malpractice insurance prior to taking PM 230*.
