How to Find a Good EMT School

If you want to be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), you need to attend school. Finding a good EMT school is easy, if you know where to look. Read on to learn how to find a good EMT school.

Things You'll Need

• Community college
• Fire department
• Hospital

Instructions

1. Know that EMT schools are usually run out of community colleges, hospitals or fire departments.

2. Call local fire departments, hospitals and community colleges to see who offers EMT classes.

3. Once you locate a class near you, ask the school's administration for references. Also, ask for references from previous students.

4. Hospitals, community colleges and fire departments often create partnerships to run EMT schools. So one may be able to refer you to another source for an EMT school.

5. Keep in mind that some private ambulance companies also offer EMT schools. Many will even pay for the classes, if you promise to work for them for a set number of years after graduating.

Tips & Warnings

• Hospitals, fire departments and community colleges can all be sources of EMT schools.

• Remember that an EMT is not necessarily a paramedic. EMT school lasts just a few months, while a paramedic (EMT-P) can attend school for almost two years.