Associate Degree in Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic at Finger Lakes Community College |
Finger Lakes Community College
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Finger Lakes Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus with 5,351 students in Canandaigua, NY.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Mission:
Finger Lakes Community College--a public, open access institution--provides quality education within a student-centered, college environment devoted to promoting long-term student success. |
Finger Lakes Community College
Associate degree
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
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The Associate in Applied Science in EMT-Paramedic prepares students for careers in the emergency medical field. Students should already be certified as New York State Emergency Medical Technicians at the Basic level. The associate degree builds on the courses offered in the Certificate program and is offered to broaden the student’s knowledge of the field in paramedicine. The program includes additional coursework in oral and written communication, science, math, and psychology. Students will gain a greater educational background to integrate theory and practice. As a pre-hospital care provider, paramedics must learn to adapt to the ever changing trends in health care and technology. This associate degree will provide students education in the current thinking and practice in paramedicine and the associated sciences and communication skills necessary to be an effective successful paramedic.
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) is designed to provide students with the knowledge and training necessary to pursue a career in Paramedicine.
The programmatic goals are:
To prepare students to enter the workforce as a competent entry level paramedic.
To develop in students the 11 competencies identified by FLCC as learning outcomes of a liberal education (Writing, Problem Solving, Oral Communication, Ethics/Values, Reading, Citizenship, Mathematics, Global Concerns, Computer Literacy, Information Resources, Professional Competency).
To develop in graduates a sense of personal values and ethics consistent with the practice
of medicine and aid to the community.
To provide a solid background in the skills and knowledge needed to succeed as a paramedic.
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