EMT Training begins November 29th

There is a great opportunity for employment in emergency care in southeast Kansas and across the country and to help meet this need, Independence Community College’s Allied Health Department will offer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training beginning November 29th in both Independence and Cherryvale. ICC is the only institution in Southeast Kansas offering this important training.

Sue Manning, EMT I/D, is the instructor for both sessions. The two beginning EMT classes are set to offer students a choice of either afternoon or evening classes. The afternoon class will meet in W105 at ICC West, located at 2615 W. Main, in Independence, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00-5:00 p.m. The Cherryvale EMT session is an evening class at the Cherryvale High School and will meet from 6:00-10:00 p.m. The 13-credit hour courses will end May 12th.

The beginning EMT class teaches students the skills needed in vehicle extrication, trauma assessment and injury care, medical assessment and care as well as splinting and caring for injuries to bones and basic life support CPR in the pre-hospital setting.

Successful completion of ICC’s program qualifies the student to sit for the state boards and become certified as a Kansas State Emergency Medical Technician.

“There is a lot of need in the medical community for EMTs and this is a fairly short instructional period when you consider that it’s everything you need for a career as a professional Emergency Medical Technician,” said Manning, veteran EMT, Emergency Room Technician and instructor. “After successful completion of the training and testing a student can go directly into the workforce. It’s a wonderful way for someone wanting a career in the health care industry to begin, and it’s a great way for someone already in the health care industry to step-up their career. Independence Community College is the only institution in Southeast Kansas now offering this valued training.”

The ICC’s EMT program completers have an excellent pass rate with 100% for both First Responder and Advanced EMT and a 90% state board pass rate for the EMT B training. Call to find out more about Pell Grants and available financial aid for the courses.

To enroll in the ICC EMT Program call the Admissions Office at 620-332-5400 or Denise Clark, Allied Health Coordinator, at (620) 332-5498.