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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Traditional Evening/Weekend Program
July 2024 Start Date
You DO NOT have to be a Crozer Health Employee to be enrolled in any EMT class at Crozer Health EMSTI.
All of our EMT classes are open to the public as well as to Crozer Health employees.
We welcome everyone!
Course Schedule:
Wednesdays (5:00pm-10:00pm), Thursdays (5:00pm-10:00pm beginning 10/24/2024) & Saturdays (8:00am-5:00pm with a 1 hour lunch break).
- Start date: 7/24/2024
- End Date: 12/4/2024
Please note: NREMT Psychomotor Testing is held on Thursdays in Delaware County. Students are expected to be available for a one-off Thursday evening in December 2024, with more details to be shared at a later date.
See the listed days/times for this particular EMT course above. Please review all course dates to ensure attendance to all class times prior to registering. Minimal hours can be missed due to PA Department of Health, National Registry, and Crozer Health EMSTI requirements.
Additional clinical shifts and study time that will need to be completed as an EMT student outside of the scheduled in-person EMT class hours.
Location:
The in-person classes and skills days for this specific EMT course will be held at Crozer Health EMSTI.
Crozer Health EMSTI is located within the Chief Robert Reeder Simulation Center located on the 1st Floor of the East Wing in Crozer Chester Medical Center.
Address:
One Medical Center Blvd
Upland, PA 19018
Please park in Parking Garage #2. Note the garage will have you take a ticket upon entering, but it is currently FREE to park with a visitor's badge/parking validation - otherwise the cost to park is $5.00. You may obtain a visitor's badge by visiting the registration desk at POB 1.
Crozer is also accessible by public transit: SEPTA bus lines 109, 113, 117 and SEPTA train line Wilmington/Newark
Click on this link for detailed directions: Printable Travel Directions to Crozer Health EMSTI / Simulation Center at CCMC
All required EMT clinical time will take place at departments within Crozer Hospital and on Crozer's EMS units that are based out of the Crozer Hospital location.
Entry Requirements:
Students entering any Crozer Health EMSTI EMT program must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 17 years of age by class orientation (if under 18 years old, guardian permission and paperwork is required)
- Have reviewed and be able to perform the functional job description for EMT: EMT Functional Job Description
- Not have a criminal history that will prevent them from being certified as an EMT in Pennsylvania and submit all required background checks.
Prerequisites/Required Documentation:
There are prerequisites and pieces of documentation required that the EMT student must complete and submit to enter and stay in the EMT class.
For a complete list of course prerequisites, required documentation and due dates, please visit this link: EMT Course Requried Document and Prerequisite Checklist
Course Pricing:
The Traditional EMT course tuition is currently $2,220.00 in total.
Course tuition inclues:
- $500.00 deposit fee
- Physical textbook
- Online access to the textbook and other curriculum resources
- Workbook for additional studying and content review
- Crozer Health EMSTI clinical shirt & in-class t-shirt
- AHA BLS/CPR certification and certification card valid for 2 years
- Personal EMT equipment including:
- Stethoscope
- Blood pressure cuff
- Pen light
- Trauma scissors
- Safety vest
- Safety gloves
- Safety helmet
- Hospital ID card
At the time of registration for the EMT course, the student can choose to pay only the course deposit or the entire course tution via credit/debit card.
Deposit: The $500.00 EMT course deposit is due upon registration. The deposit holds your seat in course and allows the ordering of your EMT class materials.
- Deposit is non-refundable unless course is cancelled by Crozer Health EMSTI
- Deposit is subtracted from total course tuition owed (it is NOT an "extra charge").
- Deposit for this course must be placed 2 weeks prior to the class start date or before (unless other arrangements have been made with the Crozer Health EMSTI Director.
Remaining Tuition Balance: Any remaining course tuition not paid at the time of registration is due before the first day of class unless other arrangements have been made and approved. Students may make payments towards their course tution up until day 1 of class. Payment plans may be arranged with the Crozer Health EMSTI Director OR Simulation Center Director ONLY.
Note: To make additional payments on your tution or to ask questions - please email stacey.wigent@crozer.org
There are additional fees associated with obtaining an EMT certification that are not paid to Crozer Health EMSTI. These include:
- PA State Police Criminal Background Check (must be within 1 year of the EMT class start date): $20.00
- FBI Criminal Background Check (if applicable - must be within 1 year of the EMT class start date): $24.00-$28.00
- PA Child Abuse Clearance (must be within 1 year of the EMT class start date): $8.00
- NREMT Cognitive Exam (per attempt): $98.00
- FEMA Courses: $0.00
- Hazmat Awareness Course: $0.00-$20.00, depending on where the course is completed; this can be completed anywhere that offers this specific course
- Any cost of vaccinations required for the EMT course - please read about required vaccinations here:
What happens after you pass the EMT course?
After graduating from the EMT course, the Pennsylvania Department of Health requires the student successfully pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) cognitive and psychomotor certification exams in order to become a certified EMT by both the NREMT and Pennsylvania. Once these exams are passed, both a national and a PA state EMT certification is awarded.
It is the EMT student's responsibility to schedule and pay for the NREMT cognitive certification exam after the completion of the EMT course. Crozer Health EMSTI will assist the student with recommondations for exam preparation resources, creation of an NREMT account, and scheduling of the cognitive exam.
The NREMT psychomotor exam is free of cost and held at local EMS Offices. Crozer Health EMSTI will assist all EMT students in scheduling their psychomotor certification exam.
College Credit Opportunity:
Graduates of the Crozer Health EMT Program will have the ability to apply 62 total credits from the EMT program towards a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health degree at Widener University. This opportunity is only valid to students that specifically attend and graduate from Crozer Health's EMT program.
(Please note: Students will need to apply, and be accepted to Widener University. Crozer Health EMSTI has no authority or influence over Widener University's admissions decision.)
Additional Information:
For more detailed EMT course information and answers to frequently asked questions, visit this link: Additional Information for EMT Courses - Read this!
Next Steps:
- Pick an EMT class cohort from the below listings. Make sure that all course dates in the specific EMT class that you choose fit your schedule.
- Click on the grouping of dates for the chosen EMT class.
- Find and click the "Continue with Registration".
- Register and pay for the course (can pay either the full tuition or the minimum registration fee).
- Receive and READ the confirmation email sent to you after EMT course registration.
- Begin accumulating necessary docomuments and completing prerequisites.
Attend EMT class orientation day which for this EMT class is: 7/24/2024 @ 5pm. Orientation is MANDATORY.
Have questions ahead of time? You can book a time to speak with us here.
Course Cancellations: Crozer Health EMSTI reserves the right to cancel any course should minimum enrollment numbers not be met or for other operational reasons. Should a course be cancelled by Crozer Health EMSTI, refunds will be issued according to facility policies.
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