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With the Emergency Medical Responder certification, students develop skills required to potentially begin or advance careers in prehospital care. In this program, students:
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For Emergency Medical Technicians and similar professions as predicted by BLS between 2020-30.
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This fast tracked pathway can be completed in as little as five months!
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The Emergency Medical Responder program supports students in learning and demonstrating skills and duties performed in an emergency. The EMR program provides foundation knowledge and skills required to potentially sit for the national certification exam.
With the Emergency Medical Responder certification program, students gain hands-on instruction from highly trained faculty regarding the essentials on becoming an Emergency Medical Responder. Certification program outcome include:
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Explore other fast-paced certification programs to acquire skills for industry-level certification exams, direct workforce entry, and earning credit toward a future degree.
With the fast-paced EMR program, students learn skills and knowledge required to become a professional emergency medical responder.
Blue Ridge CTC Emergency Medical Responder certification program develops workforce-ready skills through hands-on training and expert guidance from industry experts.
Note: All salary projections are based on the current position and educational needs. BRCTC cannot guarantee that job titles or the projections given will be the salaries students or graduates will ultimately receive. Two year completion is approximate and based on full-time enrollment. Student testimonials, income statements, and examples on the College website are the results of real students. These testimonials are not intended to guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Each individual’s success depends on his or her desire, commitment, dedication, and motivation to pursue academic and workforce opportunities. Testimonials are not intended to create a contract between a student and the College.

