Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)*
Earn your EMT certification in 16 weeks and launch a meaningful career.
- Available as
- Certificate
- Length
- 16 Weeks
- Format
- In Person
- Locations
- Crown Point, Fort Wayne, Lafayette
*This certificate is in partnership with Leffler Academy.
Why Study to be an Emergency Medical Technician?
As frontline healthcare workers, EMTs provide on-site emergency medical care. No two days are the same for EMTs. They assess injuries and illnesses in a variety of locations and circumstances, often delivering life-saving care.
100%
Employment
100%
Pass rate on the certification exam
$46,350
Median wage
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Why Study at Saint Francis?
The University of Saint Francis is known throughout the region for the excellence of its healthcare education. Graduates of our programs are sought after employees due to the quality of instruction, personal support, and professional opportunities embedded into the learning.
Here, you’ll benefit from:
- Expert faculty, who work in the field
- Personal support
- High-tech labs
- Guaranteed clinical rotations
- Franciscan values that prepare compassionate and ethical professionals
Active & Applied Learning
Our six-credit Introduction to Emergency Medicine course will give you the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience to become a certified EMT. You’ll start learning in the classroom, then move to our state-of-the-art lab to practice skills before gaining real experience in a community clinical.
Upon completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic certification exam. Our students have a 100% pass rate.
Graduates of our program work for hospitals, fire departments and ambulance transit companies, including:
- Parkview Health
- Lutheran Health
- Grant County EMS
- Gas City Fire Department
- Fort Wayne Fire Department
- Quality Care