I've been working as an EMT for a couple years now and I want to start looking into my options for a good Paramedic school in the Bay Area. I'll be doing plenty of research before I pick one, but I figured it couldn't hurt to come on here and see if there were any recommendations about specific schools I should check out!
I should be finishing my BS in Fire Protection Administration in March. I figure I should take an anatomy/physiology course this summer to prep for Paramedic school. So if I could find a school that starts around the end of summer that would be ideal. But at this point, I'm more concerned with finding a quality program than the actual starting dates. Anyway, any recommendations?
So far I've found:
City College (San Francisco) -- Well respected, but long
California EMS Academy (Redwood City) -- Private program
Foothill College (Palo Alto) -- Well respected, probably what most people try to get into
Westmed College (San Jose) -- Private
Emergency Training Services/ETS (Santa Cruz) -- Private
NCTI -- Private/AMR's school
Foothill's program sounds particularity interesting, but I would love to find hear some firsthand experiences with any of those programs!
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I've been working as an EMT for a couple years now and I want to start looking into my options for a good Paramedic school in the Bay Area. I'll be doing plenty of research before I pick one, but I figured it couldn't hurt to come on here and see if there were any recommendations about specific schools I should check out!
I should be finishing my BS in Fire Protection Administration in March. I figure I should take an anatomy/physiology course this summer to prep for Paramedic school. So if I could find a school that starts around the end of summer that would be ideal. But at this point, I'm more concerned with finding a quality program than the actual starting dates. Anyway, any recommendations?
So far I've found:
City College (San Francisco) -- Well respected, but long
California EMS Academy (Redwood City) -- Private program
Foothill College (Palo Alto) -- Well respected, probably what most people try to get into
Westmed College (San Jose) -- Private
Emergency Training Services/ETS (Santa Cruz) -- Private
NCTI -- Private/AMR's school
Foothill's program sounds particularity interesting, but I would love to find hear some firsthand experiences with any of those programs!