Paramedic
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 17
Last Re-Certification Date: 9/23/2025
Program Description
The paramedic is a health professional whose primary focus is to:
Respond to, assess, and triage emergent, urgent, and non-urgent requests for medical care;
Apply basic and advanced knowledge and skills necessary to determine patient physiologic, psychological, and 21 psychosocial needs;
Administer medications;
Interpret and use diagnostic findings to implement treatment;
Provide complex patient care; and
Facilitate referrals and/or access to a higher level of care when the needs of the patient exceed the capability level of the paramedic. A paramedic often serves as a patient care team member in a hospital or other health care setting to the full extent of the paramedics education, certification, licensure, and credentialing. Paramedics may work in community settings where they take on additional responsibilities monitoring and evaluating the needs of at-risk patients, as well as intervening to mitigate conditions that could lead to poor outcomes. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic examination.
Established in 1980
CIP: 51-0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Parkland College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- (292043 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Illinois Department of Public Health
Quality Assurance
- Illinois Community College Board
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Industry Standard: National Standard Curriculum provided by the NT and National EMS Education Standards
Education Information
License
60 Weeks ( 8992.00 Hours / 29.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $5,394.00 |
| Books | $997.00 |
| Fees | $700.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $189.00 |
| Total Cost | $7,280.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- SWFT and SWFT+ Healthcare
Application Procedure
Contact Provider
Entry Requirements:
- Drug/Alcohol Screening
- HS Diploma/GED
- Physical Exam
- Language - TOEFL R=18, L=22, S=22, W=18
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes
Performance Data
Program: Paramedic
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 17
Last Re-Certification Date: 9/23/2025
Program Description
The paramedic is a health professional whose primary focus is to:
Respond to, assess, and triage emergent, urgent, and non-urgent requests for medical care;
Apply basic and advanced knowledge and skills necessary to determine patient physiologic, psychological, and 21 psychosocial needs;
Administer medications;
Interpret and use diagnostic findings to implement treatment;
Provide complex patient care; and
Facilitate referrals and/or access to a higher level of care when the needs of the patient exceed the capability level of the paramedic. A paramedic often serves as a patient care team member in a hospital or other health care setting to the full extent of the paramedics education, certification, licensure, and credentialing. Paramedics may work in community settings where they take on additional responsibilities monitoring and evaluating the needs of at-risk patients, as well as intervening to mitigate conditions that could lead to poor outcomes. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic examination.
Established in 1980
CIP: 51-0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
Provider Information
Parkland College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- (292043 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Illinois Department of Public Health
Quality Assurance
- Illinois Community College Board
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Industry Standard: National Standard Curriculum provided by the NT and National EMS Education Standards
Education Information
License
60 Weeks ( 8992.00 Hours / 29.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $5,394.00 |
| Books | $997.00 |
| Fees | $700.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $189.00 |
| Total Cost | $7,280.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- SWFT and SWFT+ Healthcare
Application Procedure
Contact Provider
Entry Requirements:
- Drug/Alcohol Screening
- HS Diploma/GED
- Physical Exam
- Language - TOEFL R=18, L=22, S=22, W=18
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes