Paramedicine

Helping you help others

emt students listen to instructor in front of a medical helicopter

Realistic Training

All our EMS programs include hands-on training in realistic scenarios, like when students trained how to transfer a patient on to a helicopter for a Life Flight.

What You'll Learn

An innovative and evolving medical profession, Paramedicine has evolved from providing a means of patients transport to a fully integrated emergency medical treatment option. Boost your career beyond EMT certification with an Associate Degree.

Associate Degree

Lane Community College’s Paramedicine Program prepares you to take the Paramedic National Registry Cognitive and Psychomotor exams. After passing the NREMT Exams, you'll be eligible for both a National and Oregon EMT License. After completing your degree, you'll also be awarded Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certifications.

Learn more about Paramedicine, Associate of Applied Science

2 years Full-Time+Summers

$ 28,296 Total program cost

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Patient Interview Skills
Practical Hands-On Training
Vehicle Extrication & Technical Rope Rescue Skills
Emergency Medical & Trauma Assessments and Skills
Advanced Airway, Intravenous Access (IV) & Emergency Advanced Cardiac Arrest Skills
Advanced Cardiac, Pediatric, Neonatal Assessment, Practical, and Management Skills

AFTER LANE

A paramedic license from Lane Community College opens the doors to many different experience opportunities including: Community First Responders, Paid Emergency and Non Emergency Ambulance Transportation, Rapid Extraction Module Support Teams (REMS), EMS Contract Services, Fire-Based EMS opportunities, and more.

Not sure which is for you? Learn more about the types of degrees & certificates Lane has to offer

Accreditation

The Paramedicine AAS degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Contact Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

Contact Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions

214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

Program Outcomes

2022 Graduates
- NREMT Written - 95.8%
- Retention - 92.3%
- Positive Job Placement - TBD
2021 Graduates
- NREMT Written - 100%
- Retention - 92.0%
- Positive Job Placement - 87.0%
2020 Graduates
- NREMT Written - 100%
- Retention - 88.9%
- Positive Job Placement - 92.8%
2019 Graduates
- NREMT Written - 84.2%
- Retention - 87.5%
- Positive Job Placement - 85.7%