The Emergency Medical Science Program at CVCC entered its first class in September 1979. In 1988 CVCC became the first Nationally Accredited paramedic training program in North Carolina. You will learn through classroom lectures, practice in the lab and in clinical settings. You will practice your skills at a hospital and on advance life support ambulances. Most graduates are employed by emergency medical services, fire and rescue services, and in specialty areas of the hospital.
Students become eligible for state certification at different times during their period of study.
Eligibility for certification is dependent on successful completion of didactic or class work and clinical objectives.