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This course provides basic and limited advanced emergency care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual will function as part of a comprehensive EMS response team. Under medical oversight the A-EMT will perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The A-EMT is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system.

*Must be 18 years of age or older and a Pennsylvania State Certified Emergency Medical Technician to enroll in this course.

Date: January 26 to June 8, 2026
Hybrid Program. All course work and exams completed online.

Zoom orientations: January 6 and 20, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

• In-person orientation: January 26, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  In-person lab sessions every Monday, starting February 2, 2026 from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. at these locations:
  • Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, 5 Eberly Building
  • Hollidaysburg American Legion Ambulance Service, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648

Application Fee: $350.00
Course fee is $1,350.00

Payment options and registration:

*Course fee does not include textbook.
*Optional hard copy of textbook can be purchased-ISBN 9780134420127

Seats are limited—Registration deadline January 5, 2026 at noon.
Apply early to prevent delay in clinical/field time clearance