States Requiring Associates Degrees

[Spock]

Pennsylvania does not require an associates degree. We do have permanent certification.

Live long and prosper.

Spock

[vs-eh?]

Ontario (not a state) requires a 2 year college diploma for PCP (BLS). The minimum to be on an ambulance.

Perspective.

[Dustdevil]

Perhaps you should clarify this a bit. Doesn't Texas have two "types" of paramedics? A "Certified Paramedic" for a non-degree paramedic and a "Licensed Paramedic" if you hold a degree, right?

That is correct. Two points should be clarified though.

• 1. ANY bachelors degree will get you LP status in Texas. It doesn't have to be EMS or Nursing. But only an EMS or Nursing Associates will get you LP status. However, when they first started the LP thing, any Associates would get you LP status. Lots of wankers with AAS in Fire Protection Technoloy and Law Enforcement running around with LP patches on. Meh... at least it's a start.

2. The so-called licence isn't really a licence. It's just a certification with "licensed" written on it to make you feel special.

• But yeah, all that was just a first step towards mandating the two-year degree requirement for medics. I don't see it happening anytime soon though.