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Offered throughout the District. For information in Green Bay: (920) 498-5444. For information in Marinette: (715) 735-9361. For information in Sturgeon Bay: (920) 746-4900. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982. This program is not eligible for nancial aid. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students perform emergency patient care and basic life support skills in compliance with the Wisconsin scope of practice including the transport of injured and ill patients to hospital emergency departments. Graduates with an EMT technical diploma will have the potential for employment as an Emergency Medical Technician. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, re-based, or hospital-based. This program is nationally accredited through the committee on accreditation of educational programs for EMS professionals under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs. Successful completion of the EMT program prepares graduates for the National Registry certi cation exam and entrance into the Paramedic program. A graduate with an Emergency Medical Technician technical diploma will have the potential for employment as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, re-based or hospital-based. • Completion of 47-531-108, Emergency Medical Responder, prior to program entry is highly recommended • This program is nationally accredited through the committee on accreditation of educational programs for EMS professionals under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. • Students who complete the Emergency Medical Technician - Basic program have the opportunity to be certi ed by the NREMT to achieve eligibility for EMS licensure by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services EMS Section 346