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Program

Type

Diploma

Location Waycross Degree Works

The Paramedicine diploma program prepares students to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system. The Paramedicine diploma program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today's health services field. The Paramedic diploma program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT/EMT-I 1985/AEMT levels to a paramedic level. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Paramedic certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure with the State Office of Emergency Medical Service and Trauma (SOEMST) as a paramedic. Criminal background checks and drug screens may be required based on the requirements for participation in clinical experiences.

Program Minimum Expectation:

To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

Program Approval

The Paramedicine program is approved by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and Trauma.

Program Accreditation

The Paramedic program of Coastal Pines Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Licensure/Certification Information

Graduates of the Paramedicine program are eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), Paramedic certification, and apply for Georgia licensure with the Georgia Department of Public Health/Office of EMS and Trauma.

Other Conditions for Admission

Criminal background checks and drug screens may be required based on the requirements for participation in clinical experiences.

Program Effectiveness

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 – 113^th St. N #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: (727) 210-2350
Fax: (727) 210-2354
Website Link https://www.caahep.org/

CoAEMSP
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
Phone: (214) 703-8445
Fax: (214) 703-8992
Website Link https://coaemsp.org/

CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The most current CoAEMSP Annual Report was for the calendar year 2023.

CoAEMSP 3-Year Review of Outcomes Data - Paramedicine:
Cohort Year 2023 | 2024 | 2025
NREMT Pass Rates               100% 70%   80%*
Retention Rates               82%    100% 100%
Job Placement Rates             100% 100% 100%

*Does not reflect testing in progress