Unfortunately there are always going to be schools who provide a crappy education to EMT students. I have experienced this in my own home department, where one school cranks out EMT's that are completely RETARDED when it comes to teching a call. This is the kind of school that signs off on students even when they miss classes. I opted to go to a real school (although granted, it was probably the 2nd best), where I actually had to show up to class and learn. I wanted to get my education so I wouldn't be a waste of space on the ambulance.
I did like that instructors from the school were not permitted to sit in on any of the tests. Outside evaluators were hired for the practical exams, and proctors (not EMT's) were hired for the written exams so that they could not assist us. However, the practicals were a little easy on us, which I thought might make us over-confident in our "skills."
Is this similar to an EMT-CC in New York?