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  • 217-234-5370 or email us
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Emergency Medical Services (NDP.EMS)

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Help your community first hand through the Emergency Services Program. This program is designed for you to earn stackable credits and certificates. You can secure a job and continue working toward your next educational goal.This course is a CAAHEP and CoAEMSP accredited program that will prepare you to be an entry level EMT-Paramedic. You will learn the advanced skill needed to treat patients in emergency situations. This program includes general education classes as well as the core paramedic courses to help the student become a well-rounded paramedic and be more competitive for jobs and promotions.

Once you’ve successfully completed the program, you will be eligible to take the National Registry of EMT’s cognitive and psychomotor examinations.

You will be prepared for career opportunities in the field of medical services to include urban and rural ambulance services and/or fire departments, industrial settings and clinical settings.

Developed over a number of years, the Lake Land College Emergency Medical Services Program is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date programs in Illinois. Pass rates for the last 4 years have exceeded state and national averages.

Meet the Faculty

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An info graphic that reads "Lake Land Graduates Excel on national board exams. Dental hygiene 100%, +PN 92%, ADN 85%, Massage therapy 100%, Physical therapist assistant 94%, EMS 100%, Medical assistant 100%."An info graphic that says "Five times Top ten percent of community colleges in the nation (Aspen Institute)".An info graphic that reads "95 percent of our students would recommend Lake Land College - Source 2019 CCSSE Survey".

Alumni Spotlight

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"I recommend to all of the students that I teach who want to movie to the paramedic level to come to Lake Land's program. Lake Land's program is stressful, but so is the job. The instructors use the stress as a surgical instrument to hone your skills in an effort to better prepare the student for the reality of the career. That, among many other things they do, makes it incredibly difficult to not be successful once you've transitioned to a functioning medic in the field."

Program Options

You can choose from a two-year associate degree, a two-year certificate program or a 7.5 credit hour certificate program.

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Lake Land College is committed to developing and maintaining an environment for students, employees and college community that embraces and actively supports diversity, equity and inclusion. We aspire to be an institution where the quality of education and work environment are enhanced and enriched by an inclusive campus community that encourages multiple perspectives and the free exchange of ideas.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION Lake Land College is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment that promotes equal opportunity, that is free from discrimination and harassment and that prohibits sex discrimination under Title IX, in any education program or activity, including in admission and employment. Individuals may report questions or concerns to the Office of the Director of Human Resources/Title IX Coordinator 217-234-5210. See Board Policy 11.01 for the College's complete Equal Opportunity Notice of Non-Discrimination.

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