EMT
Program and Application Information
Lane's EMT, AEMT and Paramedic Programs are accredited through the State Board of Education and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. The Paramedic Program is also nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
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See the EMT and Paramedic program description in the online College Catalog
Winter 2017 Application Information
Functional Job Analysis – EMT
Oregon Emergency Medical Services
Oregon EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic Licensing exam dates
2017 Credit EMT
| Program | Application Opens | Application Closes | Notification Date | Application Highlights | Program Changes |
| EMT Winter 2017 | October 17, 2016 | October 28, 2016 | November 3, 2016 | Acceptance into the program will be first applied and qualified, first accepted. Application math testing must be completed March 2016 or later | |
| EMT Fall 2017 | June 2017 TBA | July 2017 TBA | July 2017 TBA | Acceptance into the program will be first applied and qualified, first accepted. Application math testing must be completed March 2017 or later | |
EMT is offered as an independent, one term course. No other college courses are necessary to successfully complete this course. Successful completers are eligible to take the National EMT exam. Successfully passing the National EMT exam results in licensure as an Oregon EMT as well as also being nationally certified as an EMT. Please see Application Information Packet for details. Those pursuing the Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedicine, please note that the EMT course, EMT151 (part 1) and EMT152 (part2), are required courses in the first year of the Paramedic program. Also note that state EMT licensure is required to apply to the second year of the program. The AAS degree in Paramedicine is required in Oregon to become eligible to take the National/Oregon EMT-Paramedic exam.
For students pursuing the Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedicine, Lane also offers a Certificate of Completion created to assist students in transferring to another Oregon community college offering the two year paramedic program. In Oregon, community college paramedic program application processes require successful completion of all first year courses before being eligible to apply into the second year. Community colleges that accept the Certificate of Completion are Lane, Umpqua (Roseburg), Rogue (Medford), Central Oregon(Bend), Chemeketa (Salem) and Portland Community College.
There is no application process for the following first year courses: EMT175, EMT196, EMT169, EMT170 and EMT171.
Program Online Application Notice: The Online Program Application referred to in the application information will be available the morning of the first day of the application period.
Non-Credit Options
EMT (EMT-Basic) is offered as a non-credit course. Successful completers are eligible to take the National EMT exam. Successfully passing the National EMT exam results in licensure as an Oregon EMT as well as also being nationally certified as an EMT. Please visit our blog site for more information including requirements and course schedule.