First responder training organizations in South Carolina.

Greenville County EMS has run an EMT academy since 2021, with pass rates well above the national and state averages. The academy trains aspiring EMS professionals to become certified EMTs, with students hired as part-time employees and paid during class.

Greenwood County EMS is a licensed Advanced Life Support service providing 24/7 emergency medical services to Greenwood County, South Carolina. The service was formed through a joint city and county effort and began operations on July 1, 1975.

A 12-week accelerated EMT training program designed to train and certify the next generation of EMTs through rigorous, hands-on educational experience. Upon successful completion and licensure, graduates are offered full-time positions with Medshore Ambulance.

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A public, historically black, two-year technical college located in rural Bamberg County, South Carolina, providing career and transfer education with associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates.

Greenville Technical College's Corporate and Continuing Education Division offers non-credit training programs including Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. The college has partnered with Greenville County EMT to teach prehospital emergency healthcare delivery, with students completing hands-on training and becoming certified as South Carolina EMTs upon successful completion.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a comprehensive two-year community/technical college offering more than 80 associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs across three convenient campus locations in Myrtle Beach, Conway, and Georgetown County, South Carolina. The Emergency Medical Technology program prepares competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains with exit points at the EMT-Basic and Paramedic levels.

Midlands Technical College is a comprehensive, multi-campus, two-year public college serving Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties in South Carolina. The college offers accessible, affordable, quality education with more than 150 academic and training programs. MTC provides training for Emergency Medical Technicians and other healthcare professionals through both in-person and online delivery methods.

Piedmont Technical College is a community college serving seven South Carolina counties (Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda). The college offers the EMT-Paramedic Certificate program, which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Spartanburg Community College is a public, two-year institution serving students across Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties in South Carolina's Upstate region. Founded in 1963, SCC provides affordable, high-quality education through multiple campuses and offers non-credit workforce training programs including Emergency Medical Technician instruction.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is a comprehensive, public, two-year college that provides accessible, high-quality academic education and workforce training. The college offers the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program through its Virginia L. (Ginnie) Kozak Office of Workforce Development, preparing students for careers as First Responders in emergency services.

Tri-County Technical College is a public two-year community and technical college serving Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties in South Carolina, enrolling more than 9,000 students annually and offering more than 70 major fields of study. The college provides students an exceptional and affordable learning experience while advancing economic development in the tri-county region by preparing a highly skilled workforce.

Trident Technical College is a public, two-year, multi-campus community college serving Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. The college offers 150+ programs including Emergency Medical Technology at various EMS levels with $0 tuition for qualifying South Carolina residents through the SCWINS scholarship.

York Technical College is a public, two-year institution offering a Paramedic Certification program designed to prepare students for National Registry Paramedic cognitive and psychomotor exams through didactic, lab, and clinical training.

The Training Division is responsible for initial firefighter training and incumbent continuing education, as well as all emergency medical training for the members of the Charleston Fire Department (CFD). The division delivers courses in four separate areas: recruits, incumbents, driver's program and medical program.

Beaufort County EMS Training Division provides mandatory monthly in-service training for field personnel and coordinates continuing education programs. The division refers individuals seeking EMT and Paramedic certification to partner organizations including Technical College of the Lowcountry, Rescue Training Inc, and Lowcountry Regional EMS.

Lexington County EMS Academy is a structured, twelve-week program designed for newly hired, non-certified employees, providing comprehensive foundational training commencing with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification followed by New Personnel Training and field mentoring. The academy is a certified South Carolina EMS Continuing Education Program and designated training location for Midlands Technical College.

Richland County EMS Academy offers an accelerated medical training program for EMT certification.

The EMS Program at the South Carolina Fire Academy consists of dedicated instructors committed to equipping students to respond to community healthcare needs through quality education, simulation, and technical skills training. The EMS Training Section coordinates EMT, EMR, CPR and First Aid for South Carolina fire departments and offers continuing education courses for all certification levels.

Provides educational opportunities to emergency response professionals of Spartanburg County to develop knowledge and skills for safe and effective management of emergency situations.

Prisma Health-Upstate Prehospital Education department is dedicated to providing exceptional prehospital emergency care educational experiences at an affordable cost across the Upstate region of South Carolina. Faculty members offer a combination of didactic and experiential education in a state-of-the-art environment, based primarily in the Prisma Health-Upstate Simulation Center.

Code One is a family-owned private training company founded in 2007 that provides EMS programs including EMT training, recertification courses, practical examinations, and continuing education. The organization offers both in-person and virtual training through their BEACON hybrid program and Prodigy online platform.

Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the nation's largest outdoor recreation companies offering whitewater rafting, paddling instruction, zip-lining, mountain biking, and wilderness medicine training through its SOLO Southeast division across four southeastern states.

The Upstate EMS Council is a regional provider of EMS education in northwestern South Carolina, offering both initial and continuing education courses. Their mission is to enhance EMS skills across the community through accredited programs and comprehensive training options.

The College of Charleston's Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services offers a 200-hour Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program that prepares candidates to provide basic emergency medical care. The program follows and exceeds the 2009 US Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration EMT National Standard Curriculum.

The USC School of Medicine Greenville was the first school in the country to integrate EMT training and certification into its first-year medical curriculum. EMT training takes students behind the scenes to get a first-hand look at many of the challenges and issues in health care delivery. Once certified, students work as an EMT for 12 hours per month with teams on ambulances and in the emergency department.