RCC's New EMT Training Program Well Underway

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Rockland Community College's new Emergency Medical Technician Training Program is well underway.

Created last year in partnership with Rockland Paramedics, the Rockland Workforce Board and Rockland Career Center to help alleviate an ongoing Emergency Medical Technician and paramedic shortage in the region while helping unemployed and underemployed workers on a new career path, it has graduated one class, is about to graduate another, and will start a third session in January.

The Emergency Medical Technician program leads to NYS Certification as an EMT-Basic.

The three-month-long program culminates with on-the-job training as an EMT professional at Rockland Paramedics Services, which has already committed to hiring those students who complete the program at an expected starting salary of $46,900.

“This partnership provides Rockland County’s emerging workforce with the skills necessary to obtain sustainable employment while connecting Rockland County employers with a workforce tailored to their needs,” said Beth Coyle, Vice President of Operations for RCC.

Students are trained to provide care in life-threatening or potentially life-threatening
conditions and to prevent further harm before a patient is moved or transported. Students
complete a rigorous course including didactic and practical instruction as required by New
York State. Students who successfully complete the course and pass the final written and
practical exam will be eligible to take the New York State Certification Exam on the last day of
the program.

The program cost is $6,997 but is free for someone who qualifies for assistance through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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