Emergency Medical Technician

New – On-site cadaver labs provided for both EMT and paramedic students!

Crowder offers both day and night classes in Neosho, Cassville, Webb City, and Jane (McDonald County). Night classes meet three days/week for 16 weeks; day classes at the Neosho campus meets two days/week. Candidates must be 18 years of age or turning 18 by the end of the course in order to qualify. Curriculum consists of 172 hours of classroom instruction and laboratory exercises, 36 ambulance hours, 12 emergency department hours and four hours in a 911 dispatch center. Hospital and ambulance rotations are available in Joplin, Neosho, Anderson, Miami, OK, Quapaw, OK, Grove, OK,and Rogers, AR.

The cost of the program depends upon your residency status. (See Tuition & Common fees information). The program is nine (9) credit hours.  Other fees not included in the base tuition and common fees include lab fees of $150, facility use fee, uniform shirts, student liability insurance and FISDAP fee (for online clinical scheduling).

Prospective students must pass a criminal background check conducted by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Background check must be received no later than the first day of class, unless otherwise approve by the instructor. Law enforcement officials who are currently employed need not undergo a background check. The fingerprinting will cost $44.80 if you pay online when you register or, $52.50 if you pay at the time the fingerprinting is done. For more information regarding background checks, go to www.machs.mo.gov and select the fingerprint search portal. Any student who has been convicted of any felony drug, assault, or sexual offenses are deemed ineligible.

The Emergency Medical Technician course is approved by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services through the Bureau of EMS unit. It contains curriculum and interventions currently considered to be within the scope of practice of an EMT. This course is designed to provide rescuers with the emergency medical knowledge and skills necessary to care for the sick and injured in a pre-hospital setting. Topics include the recognition and treatment of respiratory and cardiac emergencies, trauma, medical emergencies, environmental injuries, emergency childbirth, psychological emergencies and more. Students successfully completing this course are eligible to take the NREMT cognitive and psychomotor exams. You must first be a licensed EMT prior to becoming a candidate for the paramedic program.

All prospective students should:

• Apply to Crowder College for admission
• Contact Records to submit appropriate paperwork
• Speak with Financial Aid regarding FAFSA and payment plan

Once steps have been completed please contact EMS Education for application to the program.

Crowder College EMS Education
601 Laclede Ave.
Neosho, MO. 64850
P: 417.455.5429
P: 417.389.7121