Emergency Medical Technician – Level 1

This certificate prepares students with comprehensive instruction in the skills necessary for success as an EMT in the emergency services industry.  This program is designed to meet the needs of current students and in-service professionals interested in career advancement and for those seeking to advance their EMT knowledge.  This program is aligned with the EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum. Career opportunities after completion of the certificate include EMT, Emergency Room Technician, and Search and Rescue.

	*2018 – 2021 Enrollments	*2018 – 2021 Retention	*2018 – 2021 Success
BIO 5 Human Anatomy	1,308	86%	66%
BIO 27 Principles of Microbiology	611	84%	68%
BIO 6 Physiology	256	78%	76%

 

COMPLETERS

Completion of EMT Certificates
Award Type	2013	2014	2015	2017
Certificate requiring 9 to < 18-semester units	5	9	6	5
According to the  LMI, 76% of Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) students who took courses on TOP 1250.00 were employed four quarters after exit, indicating most MPC students seeking employment as Emergency Medical Services workers are being hired in the labor market.

Emergency Medical Technician -  The current Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) Certificate of Completion is being converted to an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate of Achievement. The EMT Certificate of Achievement is being created in response to industry partners’ requests and those wishing to expand on their emergency medical services education. The changes do not modify instructor load nor administrative management of the existing program.No modifications to the current program structure/ course of study will occur as a result. By offering these courses of delivery, Hartnell College will remain an industry leader in delivering education to emergency medical technicians locally and statewide.

This Certificate of Achievement is designed for existing students and in-service EMT personnel to complete advanced course work to aid in promotional processes.

Program Narrative for Emergency Medical Technician – Level 1

 

1.     Program goal – CTE

Emergency Medical Technician -  The current Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) Certificate of Completion is being converted to an Emergency Medica lTechnician (EMT) Certificate of Achievement. The EMT Certificate of Achievement is being created in response to industry partners’ requests and those wishing to expand on their emergency medical services education. The changes do not modify instructor load nor administrative management of the existing program.No modifications to the current program structure/ course of study will occur as a result. By offering these courses of delivery, Hartnell College will remain an industry leader in delivering education to emergency medical technicians locally and statewide.

This Certificate of Achievement is designed for existing students and in-service EMT personnel to complete advanced course work to aid in promotional processes.

 

 

2.     Catalog Description

This certificate prepares students with comprehensive instruction in the skills necessary for success as an EMT in the emergency services industry.  This program is designed to meet the needs of current students and in-service professionals interested in career advancement and for those seeking to advance their EMT knowledge.  This program is aligned with the EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum. Career opportunities after completion of the certificate include EMT, Emergency Room Technician, and Search and Rescue.

 

 

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the Emergency Medical Technician - Level 1 certificate, students will:

●       Apply scientific knowledge in providing pre hospital and emergency medical care

●       Use effective communication and interpersonal skills with patients and other health care workers.

●       Operate within the roles of an entry-level provider of care and contributor to the EMT profession

●       Demonstrate and foster high standards of Pr hospital and Emergency Medical practice in skill performance and patient advocacy

●       Provide competent and safe care in a variety of settings to a group of patients with diverse needs across the lifespan by demonstrating knowledgeable decision making and judgment based on critical thinking, clinical competence, accountability, and collaboration with the patient and health care team

●       To promote the personal and professional growth, health, and success of each student.

●       To promote the concept of life long learning, including the pursuit of advanced degrees and advanced practice in the health field.

●       To prepare graduates who are eligible to seek licensure as EMTs and meet the EMS Community’s expectations.

 

3.     Program Requirements

Requirements for the Emergency Medical Technician - Level 1 Certificate Units

HES 80 Medical Terminology                                                                                     3

EMT 53 Emergency Medical Technician                                                                    9

 

English 102  Composition and Reading for Career and Technical Education                        3

Math 106 Integrated Mathematics                                                                3

Total Units                                          18

Sequence of Courses

Requirements	Course ID	Course Title	Units	Sequence (Semester)
L1
Required	HES 80	Medical Terminology	3	Fall
Required	MAT 106*	Integrated Mathematics	3	Fall
Required	ENG 102	Composition and Reading for Career and Technical Education	3	Fall
Required	EMT 53	Emergency Medical Technician	9	Spring
		Total Units	18

 

Master Planning – how it fits in the mission, curriculum, and master planning of the college and higher education in California

This certificate aligns with the mission statement of the college, which is, “Focusing on the education and workforce development needs of communities in the Salinas Valley, Hartnell College strengthens communities by providing opportunities for students to reach career and/or academic goals(associate degrees, certificates of achievement, transfer to four-year institutions) in an environment committed to student learning, achievement and success.”

The certificate was created using the state-approved CTE Model Curriculum for the Public Services/ Emergency Response Pathway. The focus is on career technical education with focuses on workforce needs. In an effort to provide guided pathways for students, this certificate will follow a guided pathway approach to attaining different levels of skills and abilities for an Emergency Medical Technician. Based on labor market information from the Centers of Excellence, within the SC-Monterey Sub-Region, there is a gap with 122 annual openings and 60 annual (3-year average) awards for an annual under supply of 62 students.

The Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research is well aware that the demand for EMTs is not accurately reflected in the EMSI (traditional) labor market data. This is because labor market data for EMTs are not provided as a separate occupation but combined with data for Paramedics. Also, supply for EMTs may be combined with supply for Paramedics, which makes it difficult to know which students under TOP 1250.00(Emergency Medical Services) are seeking employment as EMTs. Also, many colleges in the region provide on-going training courses to incumbent EMTs, so many awards in the supply calculation should actually not be included since these awards are for currently employed workers and are irrelevant to determining if there is a gap between the supply of new workers and annual job openings.  For example, the public safety training center at Santa Rosa Jr. College (SRJC) has many currently employed public safety workers who receive non-credit or low-unit certificate awards for ongoing training. SRJC, on average, annually issues 648 awards. While this data may be accurate, currently, MPC is the only program within 35 miles with astand-alone EMT certificate of achievement.  

 

4.     Enrollment and Completer Projections for Level 1 Certificate Courses

	*2018 – 2021 Enrollments	*2018 – 2021 Retention	*2018 – 2021 Success
BIO 5 Human Anatomy	1,308	86%	66%
BIO 27 Principles of Microbiology	611	84%	68%
BIO 6 Physiology	256	78%	76%

 

COMPLETERS

Completion of EMT Certificates
Award Type	2013	2014	2015	2017
Certificate requiring 9 to < 18-semester units	5	9	6	5
According to the  LMI, 76% of Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) students who took courses on TOP 1250.00 were employed four quarters after exit, indicating most MPC students seeking employment as Emergency Medical Services workers are being hired in the labor market.

 

5.     Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

The majority of the programs in the Nursing and Allied Health Department are transfer-level degrees. 

Award	Units Required
Certificate of Achievement - Emergency Medical Technician	18
Certificate of Achievement - Vocational Nursing	57-65.5

 

The Emergency Medical Technician program is being constructed to achieve certificate attainment, leading to employment.

●      The Level 1 certificate will allow the student to attain basic entry job skills faster rather than complete 27 or 30 units for a certificate.

 

6.     Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

There are one other community colleges within a 35-mile radius of Hartnell College:

●      Monterey Peninsula College

 

 

Emergency Medical Services workers are being hired in the labor market. The

According to the LMI report, the average annual awards given for certificates and/or degrees in Emergency Medical Technician for the 2016 – 2019 years were:

College	Certificates Awarded	Degrees Awarded
Monterey Peninsula College	60	0

 

 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
HES-80	Medical Terminology	3	Fall
MAT-106	Integrated Mathematics	3	Fall
ENG-102	Composition and Reading for CTE	3	Fall
EMT-53	Emergency Medical Technician	9	Spring

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I spoke to Judy Cutting @ MPC and Gerlinda Brady at Caballero. Both were supportive of us moving from a stand-alone course to a certificate.