Emergency Medical Services
2022 Paramedic Graduates
- No.of Graduates: 10
- NCOEMS / NREMTP Pass Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 66.7%
- Employee Data: 80%
2023 Paramedic Graduates
- No.of Graduates: 5
- NCOEMS / NREMTP Pass Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 83.3%
- Employee Data: 100%
| Mikayla Johnson Coordinator, Emergency Medical Services (828) 448-3165 • mjohnson10@wpcc.edu |
Abigail Hendricks Director, Emergency Medical Services (828) 448-3533 • ahendricks2@wpcc.edu |
Western Piedmont Community College offers area rescue personnel training opportunities throughout the year, including Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and Paramedic courses. Learn more about our course offerings below.
EMS Training Calendars
- Current EMS Training Calendar
- CPR Schedule
- Current Fire and Rescue Training Calendar
- Statewide Emergency Services Training Classes
Upcoming EMS Classes
Access In-Service/Con-Ed Schedule Here
Paramedic to AAS Bridge Program
Paramedic Program
Western Piedmont’s Emergency Services Training Center paramedic program offers you and educational experience that emphasizes professionalism and standardization. WPCC has options for those with no previous EMS experience and also functioning EMTs. Whether you are a recent high school graduate or someone in career transition, you will receive quality training and experience in this education setting. In addition to both day and night classes, WPCC has partnered with Burke County EMS to offer an EMS Academy. Paramedic certification will help students meet the local and regional labor market demands as well as fulfilling their career aspirations.
Our program goal is: to prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Interested students should contact Mikayla Johnson via email at mjohnson10@wpcc.edu for information on how to apply for the EMS Academy or to register for Paramedic classes.
Click HERE to view Prerequisites for Paramedic Classes and EMS Academy
Accreditation
The Western Piedmont Community College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).”
| To Contact: CoAEMSP Ph: 214.703.8445 www.coaemsp.org |
To Contact: CAAHEP Ph: 727.210.2350 www.caahep.org |
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