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In-person classes and skills weeks
Summit Medical Academy runs EMT training at Helena College’s Airport Campus. Train in person twice a week, or study online at your own pace and come to Helena for a four-day skills week.
Students come from Helena, East Helena, Montana City, Townsend, Boulder and across the state.
tuition, either path
Tessa Hurley, AEMT
Same tuition, same exam prep
Classes twice a week for three to four months. For students who live within driving distance and want a classroom, an instructor and a set schedule.
Self-paced online coursework from home, then four days of hands-on training and testing in Helena. For students anywhere in Montana, or anyone who can’t commit to a weekly class.
Path 01
Days and times vary by class
Each class session combines instruction with hands-on lab time. You learn the skills, then practice them on equipment with your instructor and classmates in the room.
Patient assessmentAirway managementCPR and AED useBleeding control and trauma careMedical emergencies
When the class is done, you’re ready to sit for the NREMT cognitive exam. Tuition is $1,500 and includes your American Heart Association BLS (Healthcare Provider CPR), HazMat First Responder Awareness, Landing Zone Officer and Extrication Awareness certifications.
Path 02
Start with the online coursework: 160 to 180 hours of lessons on your own schedule, with a remote instructor available for questions. Most students take three to four months. When you enroll, you pick the Helena skills week you’ll attend, so choose one that leaves you enough time to finish.
Afternoon start
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Practice each EMT skill on real equipment, in small groups with certified instructors
Work through patient scenarios that put the skills together
Complete your clinical requirement, with no separate rotation to schedule
Take your NREMT psychomotor (skills) testing
You leave Helena ready to schedule your NREMT cognitive exam.
Coursework through the Secondary Assessment: Trauma benchmark is due three weeks before your skills week, and all online material must be complete by the Monday of skills week. Your progress is checked when you arrive.
Rescheduling is possible but carries a transfer fee, so pick a date you’re confident you can reach.
Your polo, name badge and skills packet when you check in.
For online students
With the online path, skills week is your only trip to Helena. It sits near the middle of the state, within a few hours of most of Montana.
Training site: Helena College, Airport Campus, on Helena’s northeast side.
Because skills week starts Thursday afternoon, most students in these cities can drive in that morning instead of adding a night.
Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has nonstop flights from Seattle, Salt Lake City and Denver, and the training site is next to the airport.
Hotels are concentrated along North Montana Avenue and near the I-15 interchanges, a short drive from campus, with more options downtown. Book early in summer, when Helena fills with visitors, and during the legislative session in odd-numbered years (January through April).
Location
2300 Airport Rd, Helena, MT 59601
The campus sits by Helena Regional Airport on the city’s northeast side.
After your course
Once you’ve passed the NREMT, you apply for your EMT license through the Montana Emergency Care Provider Program, part of the Department of Labor and Industry. You apply with your course certificate of completion and proof of your NREMT certification.
EMT training in Montana is provided by Summit Medical Academy, authorized by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry as an EMT training program.
The full licensing steps, requirements and costs are on our EMT training in Montana page.
Other classes
Contact us about AEMT classes, CPR and First Aid, private or department courses in the Helena area, or other class dates.
Tessa Hurley, AEMT, Lead EMS Instructor
Call 425-422-1085
Email Tessa@SMAeducation.org
FAQ
Twice a week for three to four months. Days and times depend on the class you choose; current dates are on our upcoming classes page.
Four days of hands-on training at Helena College’s Airport Campus, starting Thursday afternoon and running Friday through Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. You practice every EMT skill on real equipment, work through patient scenarios, complete your clinical requirement and take your NREMT skills testing. When you finish, you can schedule your NREMT cognitive exam.
Your online coursework through the Secondary Assessment: Trauma benchmark is due three weeks before skills week, and everything else by the Monday of that week. You’ll also need your NREMT account set up before you arrive.
A laptop or tablet, a government-issued photo ID, blue, black or brown pants and closed-toe shoes. Your polo, name badge and skills packet are provided at check-in.
At Helena College’s Airport Campus, 2300 Airport Rd, Helena, MT 59601.
Most out-of-town students book three nights. Hotels are clustered along North Montana Avenue and near the I-15 interchanges, a short drive from campus. Book early in summer and during legislative sessions.
Yes. Take the online course from home and make one trip to Helena for your four-day skills week. With a Thursday afternoon start, students from Butte, Great Falls, Bozeman and Missoula can usually drive in that morning, and Helena’s airport has nonstop flights from Seattle, Salt Lake City and Denver.
Yes, on request. Contact us at 425-422-1085 or info@SMAeducation.org, or use the form on this page, and Tess will follow up about dates.
Yes. We can set up private EMT courses for fire departments, ambulance services and other agencies in the Helena area. Use the form on this page and choose “Private or department course.”
New in-person classes and skills weeks are added to our upcoming classes page as they’re scheduled. To hear about new dates, contact us through the form on this page.
