TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
Emergency Medical Technician
Program Code: 305313 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, fire-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 certification exam and entrance into the Paramedic program.
TOTAL CREDITS: 5 __________________________________
MEDIAN STARTING SALARY: $ 51,518 *
TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
Fire Science
Program Code: 305318 Prepare for your future in firefighting with this two-semester program. You will learn basic fire behavior, techniques used to control structural and related fire emergencies, and life safety practices. Program grads will be prepared for paid on-call / volunteer firefighting positions. Career firefighters will need licensure in Wisconsin-approved Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic programs.
TOTAL CREDITS: 20
Some credits from this program apply toward the Fire Medic( 105312) associate degree. __________________________________
MEDIAN STARTING SALARY: $ 27,300 *
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TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
Paralegal Post Baccalaureate
Program Code: 311101 A paralegal or legal assistant is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity to perform specifically designated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. Paralegals are not authorized to practice law.
TOTAL CREDITS: 28
Bachelor’ s degree graduates can continue their path with this technical diploma.
TECHNICAL DIPLOMA
Paramedic
Program Code: 315311 Paramedic graduates are prepared to perform emergency patient care and advanced life support in the pre-hospital setting, transporting injured and ill patients to hospital emergency departments. Graduates of this program will have the potential for employment on board paramedic-level ambulance services in the public( fire department-based) or private sector or in hospital emergency departments as emergency technicians. 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.
TOTAL CREDITS: 39
All credits from this program apply toward the Fire Medic( 105312) associate degree.
Some credits in this technical diploma apply toward the Nursing-associate degree( 105431). __________________________________
MEDIAN STARTING SALARY: $ 35,221 *
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