Tuition: $1600.00

Tuition does not include:

• Application Fee $50.0

• WorkKeys Testing Fee $75.00

• BCI Background Check $28.00

• National Registry Exam $104.00

• Textbook $425.96

• Uniform $15 - $100

Program Details and Costs Sheet

Funding opportunities may be available. Please check our Financial Aid page for more information.

If you have any specific questions about the class or curriculum, one of our coordinators will be happy to speak with you.

Admissions Requirements for the EMT Basic Program

Pre-course requirements:

A. BCI & FBI Background check (at your own expense)

• BCI/FBI background checks can be completed at Tolles or at multiple locations in and around Madison and surrounding counties.

• If you are having your background checks done at a location other than Tolles, you will need to have the agency use ORC 109 578 and have a direct mail copy sent to:

  
  Tolles Career & Technical Center
  Attn: Josh McDowell
  7877 US Hwy 42 South
  Plain City, OH 43064

B. Complete the ACT WorkKeys tests: Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents. A score of three (3) or higher is required on each test. (Please register for testing using the portal with the same login you used to register for the class.)

C. Verification of High School Graduation: High school diploma, transcript or GED. Exception can be made if a student lacks a high school diploma or GED by enrolling in the ASPIRE/GED/ADULT DIPLOMA program at Tolles .

D. Driver’s License or Birth Certificate verifying that you are at least 18 years old. 

E. To complete the EMT course, the state of Ohio Division of EMS requires students to complete online training courses titled National Incident Management System (NIMS)  100c & 700b. (There is no fee associated with these courses). 

IS 100: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
IS 700: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b

When you complete these courses you will receive an email with a link that opens the completion certificate. 

If you have completed this for another courses such as fire, you will not have to retake the course. Bring copies of the certificates to Orientation for your file. If you don’t have copies you can request your transcripts here.

F. Additional Requirements: (Create an account and complete the trainings listed below HERE)

• Ohio Trauma Triage

• Rescue Task Force

• Dementia Training

Textbook

The textbook and resources are only offered through the publisher.

Level of Occupations

Detail for CIP Code 51.0904

Title: Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).

Definition: A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.