EMS Training at CVCC

Would you rather be a paramedic who rushes out under the sound of a blaring siren in order to save and transport people with emergency medical needs?

Just down the road at Central Virginia Community College, you can train for this exciting branch of high-tech healthcare: Emercency Medical Services, or EMS.

CVCC offers an associate’s degree in EMS (for two years of study) that preps students to become first responders out in the field. With classes in everything from basic anatomy to advanced patient assessment and trauma care, the school’s EMS program will get you ready and eligible for state and national certification.

Like Liberty’s nursing program, CVCC’s paramedic training is very hands-on.

Jason Ferguson is the director of the program. “We offer clinical and field experiences in hospitals and with professional EMS crews,» Ferguson says. «Students wear uniforms and look the part, even as they’re training for it.”

If you have interest in being part of a team who answers 911 calls for medical emergencies, CVCC’s EMS program is your ticket to success.