{"id":2355,"date":"2018-11-09T13:07:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T18:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/?page_id=2355"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:22:05","slug":"emergency-medical-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/emergency-medical-services\/","title":{"rendered":"About Emergency Medical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_arrows=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h1&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.1)&#8221; 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Four levels of EMS providers are credentialed in North Carolina.\u00a0These levels include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency Medical Responder<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Medical Technician<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Emergency Medical Technician<\/li>\n<li>Paramedic<\/li>\n<li>EMS Specialty Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EMS providers may serve in public or private settings as first responders, emergency ambulance teams, non-emergency stretcher transportation, critical care transportation and non-traditional practice settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:emseducation@rccc.edu\">Contact the EMS Education Program at emsEducation@rccc.edu for additional information.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; color=&#8221;#002F6D&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Advanced EMT Letter of Review Status<\/h2>\n<p><em>The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College AEMT program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status; it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self-Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. The Letter of Review NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>To Contact CAAHEP<\/h3>\n<p>Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs<br \/>25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158<br \/>Clearwater, FL 33763<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caahep.org\/\">www.caahep.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>To Contact CoAEMSP<\/h3>\n<p>Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions<br \/>8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312<br \/>Rowlett, TX 75088<br \/>214-703-8445<br \/>FAX 214-703-8992<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coaemsp.org\/\">www.coaemsp.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire and Emergency ServicesAbout Fire and Emergency Services Training Calendar Join the Fire and EMS Mailing List Certification Agencies NC Fire and Rescue Commission NC OSFM Certifications Emergency Medical Services [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6822,"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2355\/revisions\/6822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rccc.edu\/emergencyservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}