Emergency Medical Technology & Paramedic

A Life-Saving Job

A paramedic is a highly educated and skilled medical professional who works under a physician’s license to bring the emergency room to the patient. Paramedics can assess, evaluate, and treat patients with equipment and medications usually only found in the emergency department at a hospital. Paramedics are the highest level of out of hospital emergency care providers and can be found working on ambulances and on first response emergency vehicles.

Program Awards

Our Accounting programs are included in the Higher Education Center at Otay Mesa  field of study and offer these awards:

Award	Location	Estimated Completion	Program Map
Associate in Science Degree: Career/Technical	Otay Mesa	# Semesters
Certificate of Achievement	Chula Vista	# Semesters

Common Careers

Earning your paramedic license makes you eligible for various rewarding career opportunities such as: Paramedic on an ambulance responding to emergency 911 calls and/or transfers to and from healthcare institutions, Critical Care Interfacility Transports, Flight Paramedic on a helicopter or plane, Firefighter, and Emergency Department Technician to name a few. 

The average annual salary in this field is 

Typical Duties

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