EMT Paramedic Certificate

Certificate Program

Paramedics provide advanced pre-hospital emergency care under medical command authority to acutely ill or injured patients and transport patients by ambulance or other appropriate emergency vehicles. Delaware Tech’s certificate program prepares you to recognize, assess, and manage a medical or trauma emergency, record and communicate pertinent data to a designated medical command authority, and direct and coordinate the transport of a patient.

The College uses a Prioritized Process (PDF) to fill available seats.

Offered at the following campus(es): Dover

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Paramedic
  • Flight Paramedic

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Perform all psychomotor Paramedic skills in the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards consistent with acceptable practice for an entry level paramedic.
  2. Conduct complete, accurate and timely patient assessments to include history and physical exam, and communicate findings.
  3. Interpret assessment findings in order to accurately identify a differential diagnosis and integrate pathophysiologic principles and legal responsibilities to formulate a treatment plan.
  4. Effectively perform the role of Team Leader to include: timely decision making, effective resource utilization, implementing appropriate plan of action for a given situation, adapting the plan to changing conditions change and communicate.
  5. Assess a scene or situation in order to identify threats to operating safely.
  6. Apply communication and ethical decision making skills required for an entry-level paramedic.
  7. Exhibit professional affective behavior.
  8. Function effectively as an entry level paramedic in the pre-hospital working environment in the roles of Team Leader and Team Member.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
EMT 101 Paramedic Care I 10
EMT 102 Paramedic Care II 9

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
EMT 103 Paramedic Care III 8
EMT 110 Paramedic Care Clinical I 1

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
EMT 104 Paramedic Care IV 2
EMT 120 Paramedic Care Clinical II 2
EMT 130 Paramedic Care Field Clinical 4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 36 creditsThe number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

AHTCEREMC

The Certificate program will be accepting applications starting
Sept 9, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. through Oct 11, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

Campus-Specific Program Information
Contact Dover:

Chris Hainsworth
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
chainswo@airllevant.com
(302) 857-1734

How to Apply:
Step 1: If you are not already a Delaware Tech student, you must apply to the college to be able to apply to the certificate program. Multiple measures of college readiness can be found under Step 3 of the admissions application process.
Step 2: Complete the program application (submission dates in effect) and attach the necessary documents. Please note: you must have completed step 1 and have a college MyDTCC user account to access the program application.

The Delaware Technical Community College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self-Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.

To contact CoAEMSP:
(214) 703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

This program is offered at the Dover campus.

This program is offered at the Dover campus.

This program is offered at the Dover campus.