Emergency Medical Technician Career Pathway

Emergency Medical Technician students will have the knowledge and skills needed to assess, stabilize and provide pre-hospital emergency medical care to critically ill and injured patients. The program prepares students to pass the NREMT exam and become a certified EMT.

IN HIGH SCHOOL

With this Career Pathway, students will learn basic EMT skills and will have the opportunity to become a certified EMT.

Eligible students:

Available for second-semester seniors (must be 18 years old by summer after graduation), must place in ENG 101, pass criminal background check and drug screen, have letter from principal and interview with EMT dept.

Recommended courses:

EMS 105 and EMS 106

When:

Courses are offered in the afternoons, Monday through Thursday, in Spring semester.

Where:

Courses are taught at Greenville Tech’s Barton Campus.

Result:

High School Graduation + certified EMT (with passing NREMT exam)

Graduates are qualified for entry-level EMT positions at emergency medical services or hospitals, with an average salary of $38,500. (SC EMS Association)

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

After high school, students seamlessly transition into the Associate in Applied Science Emergency Medical Technology program at Greenville Technical College.

Recommended courses:

SEMESTER 1
• ENG 101 • BIO 210 OR 215

SEMESTER 2
• EMS 150 • EMS 151 • BIO 211 OR 216 • PSY 201

SEMESTER 3
• EMS 230 • EMS 232 • SPC 205

SEMESTER 4
• EMS 231 • EMS 240 • EMS 242 • MAT 120 • Humanities elective

SEMESTER 5
• EMS 270 • EMS 271 • EMS 272

Result: 

Graduates of the associate degree program also have the opportunity to earn professional EMT and Paramedic credentials upon passing exam by the National Registry of EMTs, BLS, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and AMLS .

Graduates are qualified for entry-level Paramedic positions at emergency medical services or hospitals, with an average salary of $45,000.