Paramedic Program Overview

On January 9, 2010, 29 students enrolled in the first community paramedic program to be offered in 10 years in Mecklenburg County. From that day forward, a partnership was established between Central Piedmont Community College and Carolinas Medical Center, Center for Prehospital Medicine (CPM). The Central Piedmont/CPM paramedic program is a five-semester course. Students are required to complete a total of 1,096 hours to successfully finish the program. Students who successfully complete the course are able to sit for the North Carolina Office of EMS paramedic exam and the National Registry paramedic exam. Students completing this class will be prepared to obtain employment, if they desire, in the field of Prehospital Emergency Medical Care.

Goals Statement

To prepare competent entry-level paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.

Accreditation

The Central Piedmont Community College/Carolinas Medical Center Consortium is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 113th St. N
#7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354
Email: mail@caahep.org
caahep.org

Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
coaemsp.org

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Program Outcomes

Class of 2022

Enrollment and Attrition

• Students Enrolled: 20
• Students Graduated: 16
• Attrition Rate: 20.0%

Exam Outcomes

• Graduates Attempting Certifying Exam: 16
• Graduates Passing on First Attempt: 16
• First Attempt Pass Rate: 100%

Employment

• Graduates Employed: 16
• Employment Rate: 100%

Class of 2021

Enrollment and Attrition

• Students Enrolled: 19
• Students Graduated: 15
• Attrition Rate: 21.1%

Exam Outcomes

• Graduates Attempting Certifying Exam: 15
• Graduates Passing on First Attempt: 15
• First Attempt Pass Rate: 100%

Employment

• Graduates Employed: 15
• Employment Rate: 100%

Class of 2019–20

Enrollment and Attrition

• Number of students enrolled: 24
• Number of students graduating: 19
• Attrition: 20.8%

Exam Outcomes

• Graduates attempting certifying exam: 19
• Graduates passing certifying exam on first attempt: 19
• Percent passing on first attempt: 100%

Employment

• Number of graduates employed: 19
• Percentage of graduates employed: 100%

Class of 2018–19

Enrollment and Attrition

• Number of student enrolled: 27
• Number of students graduating: 17
• Attrition: 37%

Exam Outcomes

• Graduates attempting certifying exam: 17
• Graduates passing certifying exam on first attempt: 17
• Percent passing on first attempt: 100%

Employment

• Number of graduates employed: 17
• Percentage of graduates employed: 100%

Class of 2017–18

Enrollment and Attrition

• Number of student enrolled: 26
• Number of students graduating: 14
• Attrition: 47%

Exam Outcomes

• Graduates attempting certifying exam: 14
• Graduates passing certifying exam on first attempt: 14
• Percent passing on first attempt: 100%

Employment

• Number of graduates employed: 14
• Percentage of graduates employed: 100%