Technical Diploma│5 Credits│Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, West Bend Campuses
Median Salary for Recent Graduates: $43,677
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program
Begin a life-changing career in a quickly-growing field with the Emergency Medical Technician program at Moraine Park.
Prepare to work as an entry-level EMS Professional in Wisconsin with the Emergency Medical Technician program. EMTs respond to emergencies and transport patients to appropriate care facilities. Working as an EMT, you’ll respond to a number of situations ranging from vehicle crashes, heart attacks, childbirths to gunshot wounds.
What You’ll Learn
This technical diploma prepares students to assess and treat health related emergencies, check a scene for hazards, and care for injured patients. Completion of the EMT course allows students to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians cognitive examination and State practical examination, which qualify the students for Wisconsin EMT licensure.
Students applying to the Emergency Medical Technician program must complete a criminal background check. Health requirements may be required based on patient contact options. This will be reviewed during your advisor meeting.
Potential careers include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Private ambulance companies
- Volunteer community EMS providers
- Municipal fire departments
- Hospital emergency departments
- Industrial safety positions
Median Salary for Recent Graduates: $43,677
Consider earning an associate degree in Paramedic Technician along this career pathway. EMTs also often work together with Firefighters on calls. Earning an associate degree in Fire Protection Technician can boost your prospects of securing full-time employment in fire departments and ambulance services.
Moraine Park’s admissions starts with the online application. The admissions steps process can take 4-5 weeks, so plan ahead.
View and begin standard admissions steps.
This program also requires:
- Criminal Background Check
- Heath Requirements may be required based on patient contact options. This will be reviewed during your advisor meeting.
If you have any questions or need help with the process, please contact us at admissions@morainepark.edu OR 920-924-3200, TTY/VP:Use Relay VRS.
Several factors influence the total cost of your degree, including enrollment fees, the number of credits required, textbooks and equipment. Financial aid can assist with those costs.
The following estimated costs for completing this degree are based on the 2023-24 academic year and are subject to change. For further details, please visit the estimated cost of attendance page.
$893.50
Current tuition and fees
Coming Soon
Textbooks*
*Based on new books, rental, electronic, and used options may be available.
Additional Program Costs:
Uniform
- MPTC Name Tag – $15
- EMT T-shirts (2) – $30
- 1/4 zip work shirt, embroidered – $90
- EMT Pants (2) – $90
- Hard Sole Black Boots (shineable, chemical/blood resistant) – $100
- Safety Glasses or Goggles – $10
- N95 Fit Testing – $70
- Watch with sweep second-hand
- Black Belt
Equipment
- MyLab BRADY with Pearson eText + EMS Testing Access Code Card (EMT) + Platinum Planner Access Code Card (EMT) – ALL DIGITAL PACKAGE (required) – $235
- Anatomy and Physiology Coloring Workbook 12/e – $45
Emergency Medical Technician: A Practice Based Approach to EMS Educations, State of WI EMT Curriculum Online (via Wisconsin EMS) - Laptop or Ipad with home internet access
State Licensure Disclosure:
Moraine Park’s Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program prepares students to obtain the educational requirements for licensure to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. No determination has been made if the curriculum matches the educational requirements for preparation, examinations, or licensure for other states. Visit the Accreditation page for more details about accreditation.
Licensing Organization:
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
