Welcome to the Paramedic Program at SCC
(Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic)
The paramedic program at Spokane Community College is a 1,500 hour (plus) program conducted over four college quarters.
The program consist of didactic (lecture), laboratory sessions, clinical rotations, and a field internship.
The program meets or exceeds the requirements set by the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration and Washington State Department of Health for Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
education.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for EMS
Professionals (CoAEMSP).
Completion of the program leads either to an Associates of Arts and Sciences (AAS) in Paramedicine or a Certificate
in Paramedicine, both making the successful candidate eligible to test and certify with the National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), the Washington State Department of Health, and other state agencies that support
NREMT standards.
Participants who successfully complete the program and pass the certification exams for the NREMT and/or their state
equivalent may go on to practice at the paramedic level with fire departments, private ambulance services, emergency
departments, and other various clinical settings where advanced emergency care is required.
For additional details on the paramedic program at Spokane Community College, please see the sections to your left.
If you have additional questions or comments regarding the program, please contact David Rex, Program Director, at
DRex@scc.spokane.edu or (509) 533-8129.
Persons with Disabilities
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, accommodations for students with disabilities will be considered at the student's request. The student will be required
to register with the Disability Support Services office and provide documentation of disability. Once the student is qualified by
the DSS Manager as having a disability, requested accommodations will be considered. Accommodations for the classroom, laboratory,
or clinical setting will be considered according to reasonableness. Accommodations that compromise patient care, or that
fundamentally alter the nature of the program or activity, are not considered to be reasonable. A student denied accommodation may
request an individualized determination to assure that the denial is not a result of disability discrimination by contacting the
Manager of Disability Support Services and Testing at 533-7498. Procedures for appeal are outlined in the SCC Center for
Students with Disabilities Student Handbook. Other than accommodation issues, procedures for student grievances including
academic dismissal are outlined in the following SCC website:
www.scc.spokane.edu/?concerns.
For additional information, please contact Disability Support Services.