Paramedic Program

The Paramedic program fills a rapidly expanding medical role that is gaining in demand. As an allied healthcare professional, the paramedic is the most highly trained EMS provider in the pre-hospital setting. The paramedic responds to medical emergencies and provides the critical care necessary to support, sustain and often save lives.

Paramedic education includes advanced skills in patient assessment, advanced airway management, cardiac care, and advanced cardiac life support. Students will have the opportunity to become proficient in intubation, ECG monitoring and 12-lead ECG, defibrillation, IV therapy, medical administration, and more.

Through didactic education and hands-on experience in the lab, hospital and field, our program will minimally prepare you to be a competent entry-level paramedic in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains with possible exit points at the AEMT and EMT levels.  Our program will prepare you to make critical decisions, provide compassionate care, and be a confident leader on the scene of an emergency. As a paramedic, you are the critical link between the patient and the hospital, providing care that can affect a patient, long after your work is done.

Paramedic Program Options

Paramedic, Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

• 2 Years (67 Credit Hours)
• In the first year, students complete their general education requirements including Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, English, Math and other Liberal Arts and Science courses. 
• A NYS EMT certification course is available during the first semester (EMSC 112). Students must be certified as a NYS EMT with some experience in the field, before the second year of the paramedic program begins.
• The second year is a 12-month commitment, focused entirely on paramedic education. Lecture and lab are 2 days a week and follow the normal academic calendar. Hospital and field rotations extend through the summer. In August, qualified students will take their NYS certification exams.

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Paramedic Certification

• 1 Year (39 Credit Hours)
• The Paramedic Certification year is the same as the AAS second year. It is a 12-month commitment, focused entirely on paramedic education. Lecture and lab are two days a week and follow the normal academic calendar. Hospital and field rotations extend through the summer. In August, qualified students will take their NYS certification exams.
• Pre-requisites:
  • Current NYS EMT certification
  • Experience as an EMT
  • Completion of one approved Anatomy & Physiology course
  • Academic acceptance by SUNY Cobleskill
• College credit earned from the Paramedic Certificate may be applied towards the Paramedic AAS degree. 
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