EMS Training

Students in the EMS and Prehospital Personnel program will gain knowledge in all areas required to maintain state and National certifications.

Monthly classes are held at local fire departments in Haywood County.

Courses can be coordinated by calling 828-565-4103 or emailing
HCC-EMStraining@haywood.edu

HCC also offers AMLS, PHTLS, GEMS, TECC, and PTEP courses. Please contact us for details as these courses are held throughout the year. For these courses, please contact us at 828-565-4103 or HCC-CPRTraining@haywood.edu.

HCC offers a variety of courses for EMS Certification.

This course requires students to have their GED, HS Diploma, or successful completion of a reading comprehension evaluation at a 10th grade level.

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course will require students to:

• Obtain a minimum of 48 hours of field rotations
• Have their GED, HS Diploma, or successful completion of a reading comprehension evaluation at an 11th grade level.

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) course requires students to:

• Obtain a minimum of 108 hours of clinical/field rotations
• Have their GED or HS Diploma
• Receive recent immunizations, drug screening, and criminal background check
• Have successful completion of reading comprehension, language, and total mathematics at a 12.9+ level

Paramedic Initial Course requirements:

• Obtain a minimum of 340 hours of clinical/field rotations
• Have GED or HS Diploma
• Receive recent immunizations, drug screening, and criminal background check
• Have successful completion of reading comprehension, language, and total mathematics at a 12.9+ level

To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), Psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) accredited programs are required to meet outcome benchmarks each year. Outcomes include but are not limited to North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examinations:

• 2021 EMS Graduates
  • Number of graduates: 3
  • NREMT/State Written Exam Pass rates: 100%
  • Retention Rate: 40%
  • Employment Data: 100%
• 2022 EMS Graduates
  • Number of graduates: 9
  • NREMT/State Written Exam Pass rates: 100%
  • Retention Rate: 82%
  • Employment Data: 100%
• 2023 EMS Graduates
  • Number of graduates: 7
  • NREMT/State written Exam Pass rates: 86%
  • Retention Rate: 87%
  • Employment Data: 100%

Haywood Community College offers monthly online courses for BLS, ALS, EMS & Prehospital personnel, and Critical Care for EMS and Prehospital personnel.

Credit hours are granted upon successful completion of course requirements. This is a good way to catch up on the required CE hours or refresh your skills.

Please submit an email to HCC-EMSTraining@haywood.edu to be added to our monthly email list to be aware of upcoming course start dates.

Community First Aid and CPR classes are held the first Wednesday of every month from 5:00pm - 10:00pm.

Courses include:

• CPR
• First Aid
• ACLS
• ACLS EP
• PALS

Community CPR Classes. All classes are held 5pm-10pm in Room #109

K-12 CPR Classes
This course is designed to instruct responders working in the K12 school system in the basics of First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), with a focus on cardiac, breathing, and other life-threatening medical emergencies as well as awareness of the hazards of blood-borne pathogens. Upon successful completion, the student may qualify to receive certification through a certifying agency.

Basic Life Support (Healthcare Professionals/Emergency Services)

Haywood Community College is Haywood County's American Heart Association Training Center. Courses are held at our Training Facility located at 23 Hendrix Street, Waynesville, NC.

HCC also offers AMLS, PHTLS, and PEPP courses. Please contact us for details as these courses are held throughout the year.

For more information, contact us at 828-564-4013 or HCC-CPRTraining@haywood.edu.