Training Opportunities

This course, offered each fall and spring semester on the Jefferson Davis Campus, is a single, 8-credit course that prepares individuals to function in the pre-hospital environment.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
8 weeks

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed

Paramedics are advanced-level providers of emergency care who are trained to care for patients in the field and while transporting patients to the hospital. They manage many emergencies including cardiac, respiratory, and trauma events. Paramedics conduct more extensive patient care than EMTs. They are licensed to administer medication, perform and interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs), perform endotracheal intubations, and use other complex biomedical equipment.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
4 semesters

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
48 hours min.

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed

"The EMT-Paramedic training program is a postsecondary program drawing its students from individuals already possessing a valid EMT-Basic state certification and having Anatomy and Physiology I with lab and a grade average of C in each. Each student must be 18 years or older and possess a high school diploma or GED certificate. Prospective students will need to have an ACT composite score of 16 or higher. Classroom instruction is comprehensive including a working knowledge of all anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology processes as well as competency-based instruction in assessment and management skills required for treatment of life-threatening problems in the adult, pediatric, and geriatric patient. Clinical internship requires participation in care of patients in a hospital emergency department that provides medical control to ALS providers in the field. According to availability; a clinical internship will include CCU, ICU, labor and delivery suite, operating room, psychiatric ward, pediatric ward and geriatric ward. Field internship is done with an ambulance service and/or rescue service providing advanced life support services to the community. Students must maintain a B average in all classes in order to continue the Paramedic program the following semester. A student successfully completing the program will receive an associate degree or technical certificate from the college and be eligible to take National Registry's Exam as an EMT-Paramedic. This training program is sanctioned by the Mississippi State Board of Health, Division of EMS, the State Department of Education, and Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS professions. The course meets or exceeds those standards established by the National Highway Safety Administration/U.S. Department of Transportation."

Pre-requisites required:
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Length of Program:
2 years

Summary of Program Requirements:
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Skills Needed
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Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics are two distinct levels of responders who provide emergency medical services in an external-hospital environment. Often, these medical professionals utilize ambulance-based resources and operate under the direction of a medical control physician within well­ established parameters of medical care. The Emergency Medical Science Academy at MCC offers entry-level students the opportunity to achieve their Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Basic certification. MCC also offers a Paramedic program for students who have obtained a valid EMT-Basic national certification and have completed Human Anatomy and Physiology I and lab with a grade of "C" or better. All students must be 18 years or older and possess a high school diploma or GED certificate to be considered for acceptance into the Emergency Medical Science Academy.

Pre-requisites required:
you must be a Mississippi Certified EMT and have taken and passed A&P 1

Length of Program:
2 yrs

Summary of Program Requirements:
you must be a Mississippi Certified EMT and have taken and passed A&P 1

Skills Needed
Critical thinking, good verbal and written communication skills, auditory ability, visual ability, tactile ability, gross and fine motor abilities, punctuality, ability to be mobile

This program is designed to prepare qualified* Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) to become professional healthcare providers at the Paramedic level. Paramedic students successfully completing the program are eligible to write the National Registry Examination for Paramedic.

Pre-requisites required:
Applicants must meet Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College admission requirements.

Length of Program:
2 years

Summary of Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College admission requirements.

Skills Needed
Problem-solving, Mathematics, Communication, Flexibility, Critical thinking, Attention to Detail