Emergency Medical Services

ACCREDITATION

Beaufort County Community Colleges Emergency Medical Services – Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Contact CAAHEP:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 – 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

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To contact CoAEMSP:

CohortNC Paramedic Exam Pass RateNational Registry Exam Pass RateRetention RateJob Placement
CohortNC Paramedic Exam Pass RateNational Registry Exam Pass RateRetention RateJob Placement
2022No GraduatesNo GraduatesNo GraduatesNo Graduates
202387.5%No Exam Attempts66.7%100%
2024No GraduatesNo GraduatesNo GraduatesNo Graduates

Data will be updated when the annual report is filed with CoAEMSP’s each spring.

EMS credentials qualify you to work for EMS/rescue squads, transport services, and hospitals or other non-traditional settings. Start TODAY!

Students must pre-register before the start date of any initial certification programs listed below. Registration instructions can be found by clicking the Continuing Education General Information link and choosing Registration. Initial certification class start dates can be found in the corresponding links below. A schedule of upcoming monthly continuing education classes for EMS providers is listed at the bottom of this page in the Google Calendar

GOAL AND EXPECTATION OF OUR PROGRAM

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

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
To prepare Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

EMAIL UPDATES
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UPCOMING EMS CLASSES


SPRING 2026 Classes

Course NameSection NumberDatesDayTimeHoursLocationFeeFree/Eligible
AEMT to Paramedic538131/26 – 10/7M/W8:30a – 4:30p307 hrs.Building 15, 1502$205.25 YES


FALL 2026 Classes

Course NameSection NumberDatesDayTimeHoursLocationFeeFree/Eligible
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)55160Aug. 10 – Dec. 9M/W6:30pm – 9:30pm288 hrs.Building 2-115 & Online$223.25 YES
Advanced EMT55161Aug. 11 – Dec. 8T/Th6:00 pm – 9:30 pm307 hrs.B15-1502 & Online$205.25 YES
Community Health Paramedic55162Aug. 24 – Nov. 8Online w/1 Sat.Sat. 9:00 am-4:00 pm115 hrs.Online & B15-1502$186.25 YES
Flight Paramedic/Critical Care Paramedic Review55163Aug. 24-Nov. 8OnlineOnline72 hrs.Blackboard$185 NO
Anatomy and Physiology (Pre-Req for Paramedic)55477Aug. 31-Nov. 9OnlineOnline96 hrs.Blackboard$185 YES
EMT Refresher55165Aug. 31-Oct. 25Online w/1 Sat.Online80 hrs.Blackboard$185 NO
Paramedic Refresher55166Aug. 17-Nov. 8OnlineOnline120 hrs.Blackboard$185 NO

COST OF CLASSES

Registration fees are waived for individuals credentialed as an Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Dispatcher, EMT, Advance EMT, and/or EMT-Paramedic; Members of State Medical Assistance Teams (SMATs); Municipal, county or State public safety dispatcher/telecommunicator; and EMS personnel whose duty station is on a NC military installation. All other students will be required to pay the appropriate registration fee.

EMT to Paramedic Course Cost (Estimate)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financial assistance is available for eligible students. Please click on the Financial Assistance link under General Information for more information.

INITIAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

Ed2Go Online, On Demand Fee-Waived Courses for Public Safety
Click here for more information: Ed2Go Online, On Demand, Fee-Waived Classes

TECHNICAL STANDARDS

In compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, the following standards have been established. All students in the programs below are expected to meet certain essential technical standards for successfully completing all program phases and reflect industry requirements and standards. To verify the student’s ability to perform these essential functions, students may be required to demonstrate the technical standards.
Emergency Medical Services Technical Standards

EMS MOBILE SIMULATION LAB

In response to the need for a new mobile simulation lab for EMS students at Beaufort County Community College, PotashCorp donated $18,500 toward the purchase of an ambulance. The mobile simulation lab enables EMS students to practice treating patients on the highway under realistic ambulance conditions. It allows students to become more comfortable practicing technical life-saving skills during their initial training at BCCC and during monthly continuing education classes. Instructors can stop a scenario and students can repeat a procedure until they show that they can do it safely and efficiently under stressful, simulated conditions. This mobile classroom can be driven to the various EMS departments in BCCC’s service area and used for training.

For more information, please contact:
Billy Respass

Director of EMS Programs
Building 8, Room 804
Phone: (252) 940-6468
Fax: (252) 946-6254
[email protected]

Alan O’Kane
EMS Coordinator
Building 8, Room 807
Office: (252) 940-6297
Cell: (252) 945-7303
[email protected]

Glenn Mercer
Paramedic Instructor
Building 8, Room 803
Phone: (252) 940-6371
Fax: (252) 946-6254
[email protected]

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