Medical Transportation Schools in Minnesota

Century College

• Located in White Bear Lake, Century College began Minnesota's first state-approved EMT program in 1972 followed by a paramedic program a year later. They now have an alumni network of over 1,000 paramedics. The school also serves as an American Heart Association Community Training Center. The EMT course is a 12-hour program (one semester) with 10-hour clinical observation component, while the paramedic degree or diploma is an advanced qualification that requires six semesters.

  Century College Paramedic Program

  3300 Century Avenue

  White Bear Lake, MN 55110

  651-779-5743

  century.edu

Inver Hills Community College

• Located in Inver Grove Heights, Inver Hills Community College offers both EMT and paramedic certification. These are entry level credentials for employment as emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. Students are first admitted into the college and complete basic EMS courses before applying for formal admission into the paramedic core, which are in-depth technical courses such as pharmacology, shock and trauma and pediatrics.

  Inver Hills Community College

  2500 East 80th Street

  Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3224

  651-450-3500

  inverhills.edu

Hennepin Technical College

• Hennepin Technical College has two campuses in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie. The school offers two EMS programs that provide entry level training for those entering medical transportation services: Emergency Medical Services Specialist and Emergency Room Technician. Real-life, hands-on training includes an 80-hour ride-along clinical with Metro Ambulance Services, and a supervised clinical in a hospital's Emergency Department where students learn to administer EKG tests, urinary catheterizations and other medical skills.

  Brooklyn Park Campus:

  9000 Brooklyn Boulevard

  Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

  Eden Prairie Campus:

  13100 College View Drive

  Eden Prairie, MN 55347

  952-995-1300

  hennepintech.edu

Rochester Community and Technical College

• Located in Rochester, paramedic students at Rochester Community and Technical College greatly benefit from the school's proximity to the world renowned Mayo Clinic, which provides access to patients from all over the world and physicians who are foremost in their field of expertise. The Intensive Care Paramedic Program requires students to complete 800 hours of clinical experience in addition to classroom work. Students can choose to pursue the Associate of Science degree with the potential for higher salaries, or the diploma route which requires fewer credits.

  Rochester Community and Technical College

  851 30th Ave SE

  Rochester, MN 55904-4999

  507-285-7210

  rctc.edu