Louisiana Paramedic Programs

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Become a Paramedic

As an emergency medical services professional, a paramedic provides the highest level of pre-hospital care available. Paramedics work under the direction of a physician through written protocols or online guidance to deliver advanced life support care in critical emergency situations.

Choosing the right paramedic school is the critical first step in advancing your career. Whether you are seeking hands-on clinical training in a traditional classroom setting or exploring online paramedic program options through our flexible distance-learning tools, National EMS Academy equips you with the skills needed to earn your National Registry paramedic certification.

During medical transport, the paramedic is responsible for the overall safety and well-being of the patient. Graduates of our program go on to serve in vital roles on municipal ambulances, in industrial settings, and as part of aeromedical transport teams across Louisiana.

Anyone interested in enrolling in the Paramedic class MUST be currently nationally registered as an EMT AND complete Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) prior to entering the class.

Paramedic students huddle around a dummy as their instructor demonstrates a procedure.

Skills You Will Learn in paramedic school

Our accredited paramedic school curriculum builds upon your foundational EMT skills to prepare you for National Registry paramedic certification.

You will master:

  • Start intravenous lines

  • Administer a wide variety of medications

  • Insert advanced airway devices

  • Read electrocardiograms
  • Use manual defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers
  • Perform advanced life-support procedures expected of an emergency medical services professional

Paramedic students must take or show proof of passing a college-level survey A&P course or a full-year A&P course.

A flight paramedic stands on top of a building next to an Acadian Air Med helicopter.

Course Schedule

Choosing the right paramedic school shouldn’t mean putting your work life on hold. Our program is structured for working EMTs:

Shift-Friendly Scheduling: Classes run one day a week for 12 months, alternating on a 12-hour (2/2/3) work schedule (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).

Hybrid & Distance Options: Through our online paramedic program components and virtual learning tools (VILT), students can complete core lectures flexibly while gaining hands-on laboratory experience at our Louisiana facilities.

Course Composition

  • Minimum of 264 hours

  • 120 Capstone hours

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Fully Accredited

EMS Training, AHA Training, Continuing Education & More

Our EMS training facility is an authorized American Heart Association Training Center for CPR and continuing education courses.

South Louisiana Community College‘s paramedic program, hosted at the National EMS Academy, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Contact CAAHEP:

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763

Phone: (727) 210-2350
Fax: (727) 210-2354
Email: mail@caahep.org
www.caahep.org