Basic Emergency Technician Overview

Program Overview, Accreditation, and Related Information

Steps to Apply

Basic-EMT Program Overview

The Emergency Medical Services Program at Lansing Community College offers a Basic Emergency Medical Technician Program. LCC's program results in a well-educated Basic EMT, providing education beyond the Basic EMT minimum requirements. The program can be taken in two different configurations. Click on the Advising Guide to see the options available for completing the program.

Please call the Health and Human Services office at 517-483-1410 if you have any questions on obtaining department approval.

Students are required to purchase appropriate clinical attire and update their immunizations, including the Hepatitis B series. These costs are in addition to regular course fees. The medical supplies that are needed are included in the regular course fees.

State licensing is performed through the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division of EMS, Trauma, and Preparedness. A written and practical examination offered by the National Registry of EMT's must be successfully completed for licensure.

Physical Guidelines

Students must be able to do

STRENGTH. Perform physical activities requiring ability to push/pull objects more than 50 pounds and to transfer objects of more than 100 pounds.
MANUAL DEXTERITY. Perform motor skills such as standing, walking, writing; manipulative skills requiring eye-hand coordination and arm-hand steadiness, taking blood pressure, and using various types of large and small equipment.
COORDINATION. Perform body coordination such as walking, running, climbing stairs, retrieving equipment and moving patients from the floor/bed/chair to a cot.
MOBILITY. Physical abilities to maneuver in small spaces (ambulance) and treatment areas. Ability to walk, stand, kneel, stoop, and to be in prolonged uncomfortable positions.
VISUAL ABILITY. See objects far away, and see objects close up. Visual ability must be sufficient for assessment necessary in patient care. Students will perform such skills as detecting a patient's skin color, checking pupils, and reading medication labels.
HEARING. Be able to hear normal sounds with background noise and distinguish sounds sufficient to monitor and assess health needs. Necessary activities include hearing monitor alarms, emergency signals, listening to breath sounds, and hearing radio transmissions.
CONCENTRATION. Concentrate on details with moderate amount of interruptions.
ATTENTION SPAN. Attend to task/functions for periods up to 60 minutes in length and to attend to task/functions for periods exceeding 60 minutes in length.
CONCEPTUALIZATION. Understand and relate to specific ideas, concepts, and theories generated and simultaneously discussed.
MEMORY. Remember task/assignments over both short and long periods of time and recall theory and skills information in clinical and simulation situations throughout the program.
CRITICAL THINKING. Apply the theory taught in lecture courses in simulations and clinicals. Ability must be sufficient for clinical judgment in patient care.
INTERPERSONAL. Interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds. Must be able to establish rapport with patients, colleagues, faculty, and professional staff.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE. No evidence of current alcohol or drug abuse.

Environmental Conditions

As an EMS student you will be exposed to a variety of substances within the work environment, hospital sites, and ambulance agencies. You can expect exposure to weather changes, blood, body tissues, and fluids. There is the potential of exposure to electrical hazards, hazardous waste materials, radiation, poisonous substances, chemicals, and loud or unpleasant noises. Clinical rotations result in frequent exposure to high stress emergency situations.

Students will be required to complete a mandatory on-line OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogen and Universal Precautions program.

Steps to Apply & Register for the EMT Program

Apply to LCC

Complete the admissions application to become an official LCC student. Once you click "apply" on any LCC webpage, you will be asked to create an admissions login and to select an admission type. To complete the application, you will need to know you SSN, email address and address of residence.

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How to Apply to LCC
Activate Account

Now that you're in, activate your LCC account to get access to your email and important information from the College.

To activate your account, you will need the LCC Student ID number you received after you applied.

Activate Your Account

Account Activation
Assessment

If you haven't already, it's time to upload your high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores, or AP Test scores so that we can help determine your starting place at LCC. If you are not able to get placement levels with these documents, don't worry. You can take our placement tests.

You can check if you currently have levels in reading, writing, and math in the profile tab of your myLCC account.

Upload documents, check testing hours and location, and view sample questions through the testing center website.

Get Placement Levels

Assessment Directions
Complete the EMT Academy Application

Once you have completed the college's general application, you may apply to the EMT Academy.

To get started with a new application, or to access an existing/saved EMT Academy application, please click the link below.
EMT ACADEMY APPLICATION
Await Acceptance Email

Upon successful completion of steps 1-4, the EMS Program Office will place a department approval on your account and send you instructions via your LCC student email on how to register for classes.