Emergency Services Program
Pacific Union College has a long history of providing quality medical training. To accommodate a growing awareness of the need for more people to be trained in mitigating emergencies and large-scale disasters, the college has added an emergency services program to its curriculum.
The program focuses on domestic emergency services, preparing students to work in the United States with ambulance and firefighting agencies. It is also a viable option for individuals who are interested in emergency medicine but aren’t ready to take on nursing or pre-medical programs. Students can later build on emergency services training to train in the nursing field. Though the program currently focuses on the medical side of emergency services, it also applies to students interested in going into firefighting.
Individuals can currently earn their EMT certificate through classes approved by the state Emergency Medical Services office. The PUC emergency services program, however, offers not only such vocational certificates, but also a liberal arts education that will allow its graduates to have upward mobility within the field, with the potential to move into leadership roles such as lead paramedics, instructors, or managers of ambulance companies, to name a few.
The program is also in the process of developing a four-year degree with emphasis on emergency management, preparing students for management level jobs within emergency services offices, whether local or federal.
This program has not yet been approved by WASC. |
