The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certification is the next step after EMT, allowing providers to perform IVs, administer a limited formulary of medications, and perform more advanced skills, all of which are essential building blocks on the path to becoming a paramedic.

Emergency Medical Responders provide immediate lifesaving care to critical patients who access the emergency medical services system. EMRs have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide immediate lifesaving interventions while awaiting additional EMS resources to arrive.

A five-month fast-paced certification program where students develop skills required to begin or advance careers in prehospital care, learning emergency medical care concepts, CPR, EMS systems, airway management, and patient assessment.

The Emergency Medical Responder Certification Program provides students with essential skills needed for prehospital emergency care. Students learn critical concepts such as CPR, patient assessment, airway management, and scene operations. This program aims to prepare participants for a career as an EMR by equipping them with skills to handle emergency situations with confidence, ensuring readiness for the national certification exam.

A two-year associate degree in Emergency Medical Services providing a blend of real-world knowledge and workforce skills to prepare paramedics competent in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains.

Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services system. Through classroom instruction and practical field exercises, the program prepares students for EMT certification.

A fast-paced five-month certification program where students learn basic skills to provide emergency medical care and transportation, perform interventions using ambulance equipment, and prepare for the National Certification Exam.

The Emergency Medical Technician certification program offers foundational knowledge and skills in prehospital care, allowing students to become proficient in patient care and transportation. The program is designed to prepare students for the National Certification Exam and develop capabilities to work as volunteers in Emergency Medical Services organizations. Hands-on training from highly trained faculty ensures that students can demonstrate their competencies effectively.

Blue Ridge's Paramedic program prepares students for the realities of emergency medical services through rigorous, hands-on training and real-world experience. The program is designed for individuals ready to develop advanced clinical skills, critical thinking, and confidence in high-pressure environments. 100% of students from the past two cohorts successfully completed the program and passed the state exam.

A two-year associate degree program that provides core knowledge and practical skills via laboratory and field experience to prepare students for the medical workforce. Students practice clinical, cognitive, critical thinking, communication, and motor skills required for effective caregiving and are prepared to sit for the National Registry Exam for Paramedics.

A two-year certificate program providing practical and academic training to develop critical thinking, cognitive, and psychomotor skills required to become workforce-ready paramedics with exit points at AEMT and EMT levels.

A 14- to 16-hour course which presents the scope of knowledge in pediatrics that defines paramedic pre-hospital pediatric practice. It is an ALS course with topics including guidelines, self-assessment cases, airway management in children and core pediatric procedures.

NAEMT's Prehospital Trauma Life Support is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care. The mission of PHTLS is to promote excellence in trauma patient management by all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care.