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Get the hands-on training you need to answer the call. Our program is approved by the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency and led by instructors authorized by the state Fire Marshal, and makes it easy to qualify for your Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate, which is essential for ambulance personnel, paramedic training, and some fire department entry exams. Learn critical skills in patient assessment, ventilation, circulation, and emergency care, and experience what it feels like to make a real life-or-death difference. Start an exciting career as an EMT. Enroll today!
Merritt College offers both on-campus and off-campus EMT Basic Training programs, approved by the Alameda County EMS Agency and aligned with California State Fire Training. Led by State Fire Marshal-approved instructors, the program includes essential hands-on skills training, a final exam, and a written test (80% passing score required).
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) provide critical, life-saving care in emergency situations, responding to 911 calls, assessing patients, and administering immediate medical treatment. They stabilize individuals experiencing medical emergencies, transport patients to healthcare facilities, and communicate vital information to hospital staff to ensure seamless care. In California, demand for EMTs continues to grow, with thousands of new openings each year due to expanding healthcare needs and emergency response services.
Prior to enrollment in EMT 211, a student must:
Merritt College offers both an on-campus and an off-campus EMT Basic Training Program. EMT certification is a requirement for ambulance personnel, is a prerequisite for paramedic training, and a requirement for some fire department entry exams. This course is conducted according to California State Regulations (Prehospital Emergency Medical Services) and is approved for EMT certification by the Alameda County EMS Agency. This course is offered by Instructors approved by the State Fire Marshal. The courses have minimum attendance requirements, a final skills exam and an 80% passing score on the final written exam. There is a $25.00 fee for the Fire Marshal.
For additional resources contact the National Safety Council 800.848.5588.
For information about registration, fees, childcare, financial aid or other Merritt College Policies please call General Information at 510.531.4911
For EMT program questions please call 510 436-2422 or 510 436-2409
For EMT passage rate data by schools for California, please click on this link
www.emsa.ca.gov/meetings/2011/03-23-11/08A_NRresultsAttach.pdf
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Felicia Bryant Building F-203 Email: fbryant@peralta.edu |
Program Director
Demond Simmons
dsimmons@peralta.edu
(510) 301-4233
Interim Dean of Allied Health and Public Safety
Monica Ambalal
Bldg. S-438
mambalal@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2515
Tanya Ilarde
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Marlo Beall
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Marisela Carvalho
CE Counseling Office
Building S | Room 438
(510) 434-3938
MCCareerEd@peralta.edu
Completing your application takes less than 30 minutes! We’ve created an application guide to help you quickly and easily complete the steps to apply and enroll.