Program Admissions Information General Information High school diploma or GED required for admission. Admissions Test Minimum Required Age: 18 Paramedicine Minimum Test Scores: Degree Diploma ATC uses the Accuplacer exam for measuring proficiency in reading, writing and math. An applicant must achieve minimum admissions Accuplacer Scores scores on the exam as specified in the program state standards or acceptable scores on a statistically validated test such as the SAT formerly Paramedic Technology Sentence Skills 70 60 or ACT. The program-specific entrance scores are a minimum Reading Comprehension 64 64 requirement, and higher scores may be required. Reasonable Arithmetic N/A 40 accommodations are made during testing for those who need them. Elementary Algebra 57 N/A (The examiner should be notified prior to testing.) Degree, Diploma & Certificate Programs Admissions Procedures • Submit a completed application with a $25 non-refundable fee. If application is mailed, send check or money order payable to ATC. Nature of the Work • Take the admissions test, if required. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics care for the sick • Submit official high school transcript or GED scores if entering a or injured in emergency medical settings. People’s lives often depend on credit program. the quick reaction and competent care provided by these workers. EMTs • Submit official college or university transcript orf prior transfer. • The entrance exam may be waived if the student has completed and paramedics respond to emergency calls, performing medical services acceptable college or technical college credit, meets certain and transporting patients to medical facilities. SAT, ACT, or English Language Arts (ELA) Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) scores. Refer to ATC catalog regarding A 911 operator sends EMTs and paramedics to the scene of an applicable entrance exam waivers. emergency, where they often work with police and firefighters. • Report for orientation and registration on specified date. Employment Financial Aid EMTs and paramedics held about 248,000 jobs in 2016. The largest ATC offers several types of financial assistance to help qualified employers of EMTs and paramedics were as follows: applicants pay for their education. Funds are available through the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Ambulance services 48% Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study and the Georgia HOPE Local government, excluding education and hospitals 28 programs. Students may also receive assistance through the Job Hospitals; state, local, and private 18 Training Partnership Act, operated by the Georgia Department of The above percentages exclude volunteer EMTs and paramedics who do Labor, or the Veterans Educational Assistance Program, administered not receive pay. by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Sufficient financial assistance is available to provide the opportunity for eligible students to attend college. Grant and scholarship programs operate on an award-year Volunteer EMTs and paramedics share many of the same duties as paid beginning in August and ending in July. Students must apply or re-apply EMTs and paramedics. They volunteer for fire departments, providers of each year to receive or continue to receive financial aid. emergency medical services, or hospitals. They may respond to only a few Albany Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern calls per month. Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033- 4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Albany Technical Job Outlook College. Employment of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics Please refer to the catalog for more information. Information is subject to change without notice. is projected to grow 15 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than Albany Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia is an equal the average for all occupations. Emergencies, such as car crashes, natural opportunity employer and offers career and technical education programs for all regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, disasters, and acts of violence, will continue to require the skills of EMTs age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of and paramedics. The need for volunteer EMTs and paramedics in rural the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member of citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This non-discrimination policy areas and smaller metropolitan areas will also continue. encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs financed by the federal government including any Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including Earnings admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the The median annual wage for EMTs and paramedics was $33,380 in recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. May 2017. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in For Veterans Affairs, contact: Amy Lovelace, VA Representative, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3505 or [email protected] an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,880, and the highest 10 percent Albany Technical College offers additional services to students with limited English language skills or with disabilities so that they may benefit from these programs. Title earned more than $56,990. VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Dougherty County Randolph County In May 2017, the median annual wages for EMTs and paramedics in the For more information on Title VI, contact: Emmett Griswold Vice President for Academic Main Campus Learning Center* Affairs, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, top industries in which they worked were as follows: 229.430.3511 or [email protected] Hospitals; state, local, and private $35,990 1704 S. Slappey Blvd. 241 US HWY 82 E. Local government, excluding education and hospitals $35,620 Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex Albany, GA 31701 Cuthbert, GA 39840 Ambulance services $30,800 in education programs or activities and also covers employment and admission to institutions that receive federal financial assistance. 229.430.3500 229.732.5280 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, EMTs For more information on Title IX, contact: Kathy Skates, Vice President of Administration, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, and Paramedics, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/emts-and-paramedics. 229.430.3524 or [email protected] htm (visited May 10, 2018). In accordance with Section 504, no qualified individuals with a disability in the United National Registry Psychomotor Exam – 100% - All students passed the exam on States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination albanytech.edu their first attempt. National Registry Cognitive Exam – 76% - 32 of 41 students under any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by an Executive agency or the United States Postal Service. Toll Free 877.261.3113 taking the exam passed within the 6 attempts allowed. Job Placement – 100% of the graduating students are employed in EMS upon graduating and receiving their For more information on Section 504, contact: Regina Watts, Special Needs Coordinator, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, *Diploma Core and Online Classes Only Georgia EMS License. 229.430.2854 or [email protected] Program Description The Paramedicine degree program prepares students to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system. The Paramedicine degree program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today’s health services field. The Paramedic degree program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT/EMT-I 1985/AEMT levels to a paramedic level. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Paramedic certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure with the State Office of Emergency Medical Service and Trauma (SOEMST) as a paramedic. Program Goal: To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor