Emergency Medical Technician
Becoming an EMT is an excellent choice to begin a career as an emergency medical provider. This course is designed to certify students as California State Emergency Medical Technicians and gain employment as an ambulance EMT, firefighter, or ER Technician.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities working as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) include, but are not limited to the following:
- 911 responses
- Inner-Facility Transfers (IFT)
- Event Medicine EMT at concerts, sporting events, etc.
- Hospital Emergency Department (ER Technician)
- Doctors Office
- Health Clinics
- Municipal, County and State Fire Department Firefighter
- Fire Department Ambulance Operator (AO)
- Search & Rescue Teams
- Fire Line EMT
- Onsite Medical Representative (Amazon, etc.)
- Movie Industry (On-set medical provider)
Our accredited EMT program meets the requirements established by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Administration (EMSA) and by the Inland Counties Medical Agency (ICEMA).
The EMT program is an intensive course, consisting of interactive classroom lectures and manipulative skills practice. As a component of this course, students will participate in twenty-four (24) hours of clinical rotations at a hospital and/or ambulance field experience and complete the National Registry of EMT (NREMT) psychomotor (skills) examinations.
After successful completion of EMT-11 (with a "B" or better in EMT-11), you will be eligible to take the National Registry of EMT (NREMT) certification exam.
Chaffey College's EMT program consists of two (2) separate courses. The first course is EMT-405, our "EMT Prep" course. EMT-405 is a three (3) unit course. In addition to tuition, the course curriculum is approximately $100. The second course is EMT-11, the primary EMT class. EMT-11 is a seven (7) unit class. There are additional fees outside of registration that are outlined below. (See the Tuition & Fees page for more detailed information.)
The prerequisite EMT-405 course may be waived if you 1) complete an EMR (emergency medical responder) course through your high school or 2) have passed a college-level medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, and/or other medical-related coursework. Waiver requests are reviewed by and processed through Admissions & Records.
There is an option to complete both EMT-405 and EMT-11 in the same semester. Chaffey College offers one accelerated "combo" course offered each semester and in the summer session with “concurrent enrollment” in both courses.
You will obtain your American Heart Association (AHA) BLS CPR certification as a part of EMT-405.
The program generally has the following sections in the Spring and Fall Semesters:
- Wednesday nights (at our Chino Valley Adult School location)
- Thursday mornings (at our Rancho Cucamonga Campus)
- Friday mornings (at our Fontana Campus)
- Tuesday/Thursday evenings (at our Chino Valley Adult School location)
- Fridays (at our Rancho Cucamonga Campus)
- Saturdays (at our Fontana Campus)
- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday nights (at our Rancho Cucamonga Campus)
EMT-405
Mondays (at our Fontana Campus)
EMT-11
Saturday and Sunday (at our Fontana Campus)
EMT-405/EMT-11 Accelerated Combo Course
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (at our Fontana Campus)
Course Cost for EMT-11*
- Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured, digital copy of the Flipped Classroom – $311
- EMT Uniform – $70
- EMT PPE Kit – $20
- Live Scan – $64 (cost varies by service location)
- Corporate Screening – $60.00
- FISDAP Testing Platform – $106
- Tuition and Fees – $400
*(All costs are an estimate can change without prior notice.)
Course Standards
The course consists of 170 hours. Upon the successful completion of EMT-11 (80% or higher required to meet the State standards per California Code of Regulations Title 22, governing Emergency Medical Technician course standards) and upon successful completion of all course requirements, students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry Cognitive Examination to become licensed as an Emergency Medical Technician.
Explore Your Programs Degree/Certificate Options
Emergency Medical Provider Certificate
- EMT-11 is part of the pathway to obtaining the Emergency Medical Provider Certificate of Achievement. EMT-11 Units are also CSU transferable.
- EMT-11 is part of the Core Requirements for the Professional Firefighter: Associates of Science Degree.
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