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Course · EMT
Do your EMT coursework online on your own schedule, then come to one in-person skills week for hands-on training and testing. You finish ready for the National Registry (NREMT) exam.
tuition
Includes AHA BLS and three more certifications. What’s covered
How it works
Every student completes two parts, online coursework and a skills week, then tests for national certification with the NREMT.
Work through 160 to 180 hours of coursework in Canvas, at your own pace. A remote instructor is available to answer questions the whole way through.
Practice every EMT skill on real equipment, complete your clinical requirement and take your NREMT skills testing.
Sit the National Registry’s cognitive exam to earn your national certification, then apply for your EMT license in the state where you’ll work.
When you enroll, you choose your skills week location and date. Most students pick a date about three to four months out, which leaves time to finish the coursework.
Part 1
The course runs in Canvas, which works on a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop, so you can study at home, at work or on the road. Your progress saves as you go.
Lessons combine videos, audiobooks, slide presentations and interactive knowledge checks.
A remote instructor answers your questions throughout the course.
Patient assessmentAirway managementCPR and AED useBleeding control and trauma careMedical emergencies
Part 2
Skills week is the only part of the course you attend in person. Your progress is checked when you arrive.
Coursework through the Secondary Assessment: Trauma benchmark is due three weeks before your skills week. Everything else must be complete by the Monday of skills week.
You can attend any skills week location you like. Most students choose by date as much as by distance.
If you can’t make your date, you can reschedule, but the fee applies. Pick a date you’re confident you can reach.
Skills week locations
The coursework is the same wherever you live. Pick the state and location that suit your dates and travel, then see that location’s upcoming skills weeks.
Training available★Training locationSelect a state for its training locations.
Helena
Select a state for its training locations, skills week dates and licensing steps.
Live outside Montana? You can still train here: skills week is your only trip, and you then apply for a license in the state where you’ll work.
After the course
The NREMT is a national certification. Each state issues its own EMT license, and most states use NREMT certification for initial EMT licensure.
Where you attend skills week doesn’t decide where you can work. Once you’re NREMT certified, you apply for a license in the state where you plan to work, under that state’s requirements.
Each of our state pages covers that state’s licensing steps.
To see which states use NREMT certification for initial licensure, use the NREMT state map and select National EMS Certification Required for Initial State Licensure.
Tuition
160 to 180 hours in Canvas
Four days in person
NREMT psychomotor exam
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Payment plans are available.
Requirements
State licensing has its own requirements. Check your state page before you enroll.
Your instructors
Our instructors are certified EMS providers who teach from field experience.
In Helena, classes and skills weeks are led by Tess Hurley, AEMT, our Lead EMS Instructor.
FAQ
You can do the classroom part online. EMT skills have to be learned and tested in person, so the course pairs online coursework with one four-day skills week.
Most students take three to four months. The coursework is 160 to 180 hours, and you can finish anywhere from 30 days to a year, followed by your skills week.
Coursework through the Secondary Assessment: Trauma benchmark is due three weeks before your skills week. If you can’t make your date, you can move to a later week for a $400 transfer fee.
Skills weeks currently run in Helena, Montana, at Helena College’s Airport Campus. See the locations section for dates.
Yes. You take your NREMT psychomotor (skills) testing during skills week and finish ready to sit the NREMT cognitive exam.
Most states use NREMT certification for initial EMT licensure. You apply for a license in the state where you plan to work, under that state’s requirements.
Tuition is $1,500, covering the online course, skills week, skills testing and four additional certifications. Payment plans are available.
You need to be 16 or older (with parental consent under 18) pass a background check and have no felony convictions. You also need a device with internet access for the coursework, plus a laptop or tablet at skills week.
Yes. EMT-Basic (EMT-B) is the older name for the EMT certification level.
EMTs work on ambulances, in emergency departments and with fire and rescue services. Many go on to Advanced EMT: see our AEMT Online course.
Enroll, choose your skills week, and start the coursework today.
