Northern Essex Community College is a 2-year public school located in the rural town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school serves a student body of 7,000 students each year and offers several associate degree and certificate programs related to the health sciences. It offers a 7-credit, 1-semester EMT-Basic course that provides students with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to earn EMT-Basic certification. Students enrolled in the program learn how to manage airways, provide emergency oxygen therapy, manage wounds and fractures, treat shock, handle emergency births and more. Graduates of the course can go on to gain entry-level EMT positions or can further their education with EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic programs at neighboring schools.
Northern Essex Community College
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
978-556-3000
necc.mass.edu
Located in the large suburban town of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Bay Community College is a 2-year, public school with an undergraduate student population topping 5,000 individuals. The college offers an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate program within its Division of Health Sciences. The EMT program is designed around the National Standard Training Curriculum for EMT-Basic and covers topics such as anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, basic CPR, medical emergencies, geriatrics, childbirth, triage and communications. The program is worth 6 credits and is accredited by the Department of Public Health: Office of Emergency Management System.
Massachusetts Bay Community College
50 Oakland Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
781-239-3000
massbay.edu
Quinsigamond Community College is located in the mid-size Massachusetts town of Worcester. The public school offers both an EMT-Intermediate and an EMT-Paramedic program for aspiring emergency medical technicians. The programs are designed for students who have already completed EMT-Basic training. The courses included in the programs cover advanced pre-hospital care, advanced patient assessment systems, pharmacology laboratory hours and cardiac life support. At the EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic level, students are also expected to spend course hours gaining hands-on clinical experience.
Quinsigamond Community College
670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
508-853-2300
qcc.edu