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    Be the Difference When Seconds Matter

    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!

    Get Certified with Confidence!

    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).

    Frontline Heroes: What EMTs Do

    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.

    1) EMT 230 Emergency Medical Responder (2 units)

    2) Certificate of Proficiency – EMT 211 Emergency Medical Technician (6 units)

    Prior to enrollment in EMT 211, a student must: 

    •  Be at least 16 years of age AND certified in CPR for Professional Rescuers (Red Cross), OR CPR for Healthcare Providers (Red Cross), OR ProCPR
    • Take a TB skin test by the first day of class (completed within six months of class start, with verification to be provided by the last day to add classes for that term)
    • Have completed the first two Hepatitis B shots before the first day of class

    3) Paramedic Training and Education

    Pre-requisites & Reguirements

    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.

    Prerequisites (Documentation Required first day of class)

    • Health 9 or Standard First Aid (or equivalent)
    • CPR for Professional Rescuer (Red Cross) American Heart for the Healthcare Provider or ASHI CPR PRO. CPR must be verified as listed in Title 22: “equivalent to the standards of the American Heart Association Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care at the Healthcare Provider level as a prerequisite for admission into an EMT Basic Course.”
    • TB skin test (Provide verification within 2 wks. of class start date)
    • Hepatitis B vaccine (complete 2 of 3 shots and TB skin test by the first class

    For additional resources contact the National Safety Council 800.848.5588.

    Other Requirements

    • Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
    • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Ninth Edition
    • Workbook for textbook
    • EMT Skills book–available first day of class
    • Stethoscope–information about recommended stethoscope purchases available in class

    General Information

    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
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    Email: fbryant@peralta.edu

    Contact Information 

     

    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

    Counselors

    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

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