Emergency Medical Technician / Paramedic
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
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Jobs available locally 1,141 |
Demand Locally +2 % |
Annual Wage Range $30,488 – $49,442 |
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
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Jobs available locally 1,026 |
Demand Locally +2 % |
Annual Wage Range $43,136 – $64,691 |
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
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Jobs available locally 99 |
Demand Locally +5 % |
Annual Wage Range $98,688 – $575,401 |
Program Level:
Degrees, Certificates
Program Type:
Face-to-Face
Department:
First Responders Academy
Institute:
Public Service
College:
SAC
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What is the EMT program?To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. What will I learn?You will learn the skills to provide lifesaving care for patients who are ill or injured. You’ll be able to assess a patient’s condition and manage respiratory, cardiac and trauma emergencies. Paramedics provide more advanced life support than EMTs, with the training to administer medications orally and intravenously, interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs), perform endotracheal intubations, and use monitors and other complex equipment. What are our program outcomes?For NREMT exam pass rates, retention, and positive placement averages review our Paramedic Program Outcomes CAAHEP. |
What can I do with this course of study?An EMT-Basic certification prepares you to care for patients at the scene of an accident and while transporting patients to the hospital under the direction of more highly trained medical personnel. An AAS Degree is required for paramedics who wish to obtain a paramedic licensure from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The program is a pathway to a variety of careers in medicine, including nurses, physicians, physician assistants, dispatchers, instructors or emergency medical equipment sales. You can also use the program to evaluate your interest in healthcare before training as a nurse, physician or other healthcare worker. What is special about the program?The Emergency Medical Services degree program offers the only AAS Paramedic Degree in the San Antonio metropolitan area. The program also offers a college Certificate Level II in Paramedic and an Occupational Skills Award Certificate in EMT-Basic. An AAS degree is often an advantage in hiring and promotion processes. Some fire and EMS agencies offer incentive pay for AAS degree holders. |
Please click on links below for all prerequisite information.
The San Antonio College A.A.S. degree and Certificate Level II programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession (CoAEMSP).
CAAHEP
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
P: (727) 210-2350
F: (727) 210-2354
mail@caahep.org
To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway
Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
(214) 703-8445
FAX (214) 703-8992
www.coaemsp.org
San Antonio College Accreditation
San Antonio College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award Associates and Baccalaureate Degrees. Questions about the accreditation of San Antonio College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
Normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to the college and not to the Commission's office; the Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.
San Antonio College was established in 1925 and that year boasted 232 students and 46 instructors. In January of 1951, the college moved to its present location at 1300 San Pedro Avenue, just north of downtown.
Students who wish to view the school’s accreditation and licensing bodies documentation, may inquire at the reserve desk of the Learning Resource Center in the Moody Learning Center.
Information Sessions for Spring 2026 Semester
All times will be at 10 a.m. and held in the Nurses Allied Health Center (NAHC) at San Antonio College, Room 108.
September 12, 2025
October 3, 2025
October 31, 2025
November 21, 2025
December 5, 2025
Submission of Tuition Exemption Fall 2025 Flex II
Start: April 1, 2025
Deadline: October 20, 2025 end of day.
- Employment verification letter signed and on departmental letterhead
- Not older than two weeks
- Tuition Exemption Form completed
- Click here to access the Tuition Exemption Form
- Only fill-in highlighted areas
- Attach a color copy of:
- Driver's License
- TCFP FIDO Account Number
- Proof of Enrollment.
- Class Schedule
- Degree plan with the enrolled courses highlighted
- Submit all documentation as one PDF file to Program Coordinator Jeff Bailey.
- EMAIL Subject line should read: "Tuition Exemption Fall, Spring or Summer with Year" so that we can process immediately
Note: Tuition Exemption Forms must be completed every semester. All tuition exemptions received before or on the deadline date for term will be processed and forwarded to the Business Office.
Contact Us
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Rolando Barrientez, M.A.A. |
Jeff Bailey |
Jamie Powell |
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First Responders Academy - Main Office |
William Lawson |
Robert Dixon |