Degree

Overview

The Associate Degree Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as an entry-level paramedic for the critical, emergent, and non-urgent patients who require out-of-hospital emergency care, and prepares graduates to enter the workforce.

ambulances parked at a hospitalStudents will gain complex knowledge, competency, and real world experience while employing evidence-based practice under medical oversight, and serve as a connection from the out-of-hospital environment into the healthcare system.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to the take North Carolina and/or national credentialing examinations. Employment opportunities include clinicians of emergency medical services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, medical clinics, industry, educational, and government agencies.

The EMS Program now offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree

Career Options

  • Emergency Medical Services – 911 Responder
  • Mobile Critical Care Units & Air Transport
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Clinics
  • Fire Departments
  • Rescue Agencies
  • Industry
  • Governmental Agencies

 

By The Numbers

 
2021
2020
2019
2018
NREMT/State Exam Pass Rate
89% 80% 80% 100%
Positive Job Placement
100% 100%  100% 100% 
Retention Rate
81.82% 56% 40%  12.5% 

 


Accreditation Information

The ACC Paramedic Program has obtained full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation

application form

Apply by May 15, 2023

of Allied Health Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org 

Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)
8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8992
coaemsp.org

Salary Information

$46,000 / Year
Average 10 days worked per month
Job outlook 2020-30: 11% growth

Contact Information

Maia Johnson
EMS Department Head
accemsdept@alamancecc.edu
336-290-0512

Regina Artis
Health Sciences Selective Admissions Coordinator
Email:  rbartis693@alamancecc.edu
Tel:   336.506.4246
Fax:  336.506.4264