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Become an EMT or paramedic, advance your training, or take a refresher course.

Shawnee State offers programs at all levels including non-credit courses and accelerated certificate programs.

What do EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics do?

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs), AEMTs, and paramedics are in demand, responding to emergency calls, performing medical services, and transporting patients to medical facilities.Ìý

SSU EMS Programs:

Highlights

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51°µÍø to host Celebration of Scholarship Mar. 31-Apr. 3

51°µÍø’s annual Celebration of Scholarship conference will be held on campus the week of Mar. 31.

Orientation 2025

51°µÍø announces 2025 Orientation Dates

51°µÍø’s Office of Admission has announced New Student Orientation dates for those students enrolling to the university in the Autumn 2025 semester.

SSU graduate receiving diploma at commencement ceremony

51°µÍø ranked among US News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges

51°µÍø (SSU) ranked among the best colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the sixth year in a row.

Eric Braun

51°µÍø inaugurates eighth President Eric Andrew Braun

In a celebration held on campus in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, President Braun was sworn in by university Board of Trustees Chairperson Scott Evans.

SSU student on campus

51°µÍø’s C.H. Lute School of Business receives IACBE Accreditation

The C.H. Lute School of Business at 51°µÍø has received accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), school officials announced.

Joshua Cummins

Freshman Joshua Cummins found relief through SSU’s Free Tuition Program

A Piketon, Ohio native, freshman Joshua Cummins found out he qualified for 51°µÍø’s Free Tuition program when applying to college.

Get Started

Do you think that you might be interested in one or more of these programs? 

Contact EMS Director John Redoutey at (740) 351-3462 or jredoutey@shawnee.edu

Career OpportunitiesÌý

Positions for emergency medical technicians are available in private ambulance companies, hospitals, industry, fire departments, 911 dispatch offices, and the armed forces. Law enforcement agencies, park services, ski patrols, and other groups train their personnel to become EMT-Bs or paramedics as part of their duties.

Applying to the Program

Please review this Functional Job Analysis (PDF) before applying to the Paramedic Program 

Accreditation

The EMT and Paramedic training programs have received accreditation from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services No. 325,Ìývalid through 1/31/2026.

The Paramedic Program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Emergency Medical Services Programs (CoAEMSP) by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) #600706.ÌýReaccreditation awarded 7/24/2019 to be reviewed in 2024 (5) years.

The 51°µÍø EMT programÌýis accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education ProgramsÌýÌýupon 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
    25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158 Clearwater, FL 33763

  • 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312 Rowlett TX 75088
    (214) 703-8445
    FAX (214) 703-8992
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Our primary objective

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.

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