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Emergency Medical Technician Course

EMT 151: Emergency Medical Technician (13 credits)

Learn the roles and responsibilities of the emergency medical technician according to National EMS Education standards and requirements. Develop skills in patient evaluation and other emergency medical procedures. Upon successful completion, students are eligible for National Registry Exam to qualify for state certification after meeting the Washington state requirement of employment. 

This program is offered once a year during WINTER QUARTER ONLY. It takes three months to complete. 

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Important Dates & Application

Applications are now closed. More information will be posted soon about the Winter 2027 cohort, including the application deadline and start date.
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Application Submissions

Submit all required documents to Imelda Barragan, WVC Allied Health & Nursing Administrative Assistant: ibarragan@wvc.edu. Questions? Call (509) 682-6660.

Entrance Requirements

  • Show proof of being at least 17 years of age at the beginning of the course enrollment. The Washington state requirement for entrance into the EMT course is 17 years of age. The minimum age for certification is 18 years old. 
  • Provide a copy of high school diploma, GED equivalency, or college transcript showing high school completion.
  • Provide a signed doctor's note indicating that they have the physical strength to carry, lift, extricate, and perform similar maneuvers in a manner not detrimental to the patient, fellow emergency technicians, or self.  Students will be required to have a physical and signed doctors note. See the Health Care Provider Statement/Medical Release.
  • Provide an up-to-date HCP card. Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider (HCP) card or American Safety & Health Institute Provider ASHI (HCP) card. Card must be current for the duration of the quarter.
  •  Successfully pass National and DSHS background checks, and drug screening. 
  • Provide verification of required immunizations and accident insurance. Please see list of required immunizations in the application packet. 
  •  Upload immunization records and accident(health) insurance  to the WVC Complio account.

EMT Handbook

The WVC EMT Handbook contains important information about the program's purposes and objectives, policies and procedures, codes of conduct, lab facilities, clinical sites, and much more. 

Contacts
Christina Eickmeyer Imelda Barragan
Program Director, Emergency Medical Technician Course Administrative Assistant, Allied Health