Breaking news!

Summer 2013 EMT course and EMT Refresher will be offered at COC!

• Applications for Summer session and Fall semester currently being accepted.

• Students must apply and register through Admissions and Records for EMR, EMT and EMT Refresher course. Please check the admissions and records website for further information.

• Students will receive all college notifications through the my.canyons email.

• To receive email notifications, sign up for my.canyons email when you apply.

• Students must have an official my.canyons email address to receive emails from the school or instructors!!

Summer schedule is posted on the COC website.

The EMT Program at College of the Canyons prepares the student to render prehospital basic life support at the scene of an emergency, during transport of the sick and injured, or during interfacility transfer within an organized EMS system.  The program integrates ethics, anatomy, physiology, basic life support, communication skills, patient assessment, trauma care and transportation of the prehospital patient. The program includes the Los Angeles County Scope of Practice 2011.

The student will participate in clinical hours at an Emergency Department and in an ambulance.

The EMT Program prepares the student for the National Registry Exam and certification in Los Angeles County and State of California as an EMT.

Our curriculum is based on the Department of Transportation's National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards 2009.