Emergency Medical Technician

UCSB PaCE offers convenient Emergency Medical Technician Certification courses in addition to Recertification and CPR for Healthcare Providers. All courses fulfill Title 22 Guidelines and State Health and Safety Code for EMT -B certification. Courses are offered hybrid, with both in-person and online instruction.

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Why EMT at UCSB?

This program is designed to give the student the skills and knowledge to function as a working Emergency Medical Technician at the basic level. The required CPR course is included in the basic course.

PaCE courses are taught by seasoned professionals and scheduled for students and working professionals on weekday evenings and weekends. Our state-of-the-art classrooms feature high-fidelity manikins. We teach in small groups of max. 40 students and include MCI Triage and active shooter training. Students get to experience emergency scenarios during clinical observation hours on an ambulance and in a hospital setting.

Spotlight:
Tiffany Tse

I Enjoyed every EMT class moment with PaCE; would gladly relive the experience!

96%

of our students pass the exam

7%

projected 10 year job growth

20k

openings projected each year

85%

of EMTs find their job satisfying

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What does the EMT Program Offer?

Certification Course - This 186 hours course is designed to give the student the skills and knowledge to function as a working Emergency Medical Technician at the basic level.

Intensive Recertification Course - This competency-based course consists of 24 classroom hours and skills competency as required for the use of recertification as an EMT under the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

CPR/AED For Healthcare Providers & Professional Rescuers - The Basic Life Support (BLS) course provides healthcare providers and public safety professionals the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adult, child and infant patients.

EMT Skills Verification - Course for California EMTs requiring psycho motor skills verification.

Courses

Courses	CEUs	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
XLRN 815.EMT - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic	17.0	/	/	/	/
XLRN 816.EMT - Intensive EMT Refresher Course	2.5
Online In Person - UCSB / HyFlex

Important Course Information
Courses are offered with both in-person and online instruction. IMPORTANT: Click here for instructions on to access your online course

XLRN 815.EMT - Emergency Medical Technician – Basic

This program is designed to give the student the skills and knowledge to function as a working Emergency Medical Technician at the basic level. The program is intended for those who want to gain employment as a firefighter, emergency care technician at a hospital and ambulance driver or attendant. It is also for those individuals who are planning on attempting to obtain a higher level of medical training such as RN, PA or MD as an enhancement for the competitive application process for those professions.
The class is offered quarterly, spanning 20 weeks, except for a summer intensive session that lasts only 10 weeks.

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XLRN 816.EMT Recertification

This competency-based course will consist of a minimum of 24 classroom hours and skills competency as required for the use of recertification as an EMT under the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians as well as EMT recertification through continuing education hours for both California and Santa Barbara County. The refresher training program is divided into seven modules

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