CodeBru1984
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You were required to purchase an equipment bag? What was in it?
Outrageous tuition?
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Angel
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sprauge (? cheap) steth, bp cuff, pocket mask, face shield, pen light...i think that was it. came in a blue fanny pack. I still have it but dont have any use for it
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Unless you're in a rural area in Nevada or willing to work PRN on a special events crew there's not really EMT-B jobs on an ambulance. The larger cities with private EMS services providing 911 all run Intermediate (Advanced)/Paramedic. Otherwise it's going to be fire based or volunteer.
I live and work in Nevada.
I live and work in Nevada.
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CodeBru1984
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Put it up for sale on eBay. I'm sure some new EMT student would easily take it off your hands.
Angel
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...im banned from ebay...
CodeBru1984
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Angel
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haha i know! i have to go through my dad just to buy anything.
CodeBru1984
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That sucks!
Angel
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yeeea...my fault though i guess. i could just donate it to my old emt class
DesertMedic66
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if that were the case you would never be able to be a medic in CA
DesertMedic66
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Sounds like there is a story there..
Angel
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not including licensing thats about what i paid. maybe less idk, private schools get you done faster but cost a crap ton more.
the story isnt juicy...i basically "sold" workouts like p90x, insanity ect, id buy it for $35, and sell it to other ebay or amazon folks for $80-$90, the person i bought it from did the shipping (drop shipping) i guess beachbody flagged me and im not longer allowed to sell on amazon, and cant even make an ebay account. i made a decent amount of money but its inconvenient to buy stuff now
Christopher
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A blessing in disguise? High cost of education for no pay...no thanks. At least in NC your education costs beans (previously to get paid beans, although that has recently changed).
MackTheKnife
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Go nursing.I'm new to EMT, I already have a B.S in Human Services, but am already a bit burnt out. I've always wanted to be in the health field, so I enrolled in the College of Southern Nevada EMT cert program. The issue is that I lost my residency because I moved back to my home state of California, then back to Nevada. Now I am considered out of state for tuition.
The basic EMT program that starts in a few months came out to about $4,182! Do you guys think this is too costly? My circumstances are, right now I don't have a job, so I have the time to go to school (husband works and I'm a stay at home Mom). If I want in state tuition, I'd have to wait over 10 months, the cost is around $1500 I believe. I want to continue education after within the Nusing or Paramedic field. It would kill me to have to wait for that stupid residency! Also, a Masters program to continue off of my Bachelors doesn't sound too thrilling within the Human Services/Social Work field anymore. Any opinions would be nice, thank you!
JPINFV
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wow the expensive programs in the US are cheap compared to where I am in Canada. 1 year BLS medic course which is the minimum to work an ambulance (about AEMT in the USA) Cost about 18-22k.
Underoath87
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It really depends on location. Most accredited places here in Florida cost about $1200 for EMT and another $6k for medic. But there is a local private "college" here that charges over $30k for an AA in emergency medicine (EMT-B, EMT-P, and a few other classes). They also produce the worst students.
akflightmedic
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My ENTIRE paramedic program was $1500. <--- Old man, I know.
EMT was $375
EMT was $375
TransportJockey
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But I bet the stone tablets to carve out notes on were expensiveMy ENTIRE paramedic program was $1500. <--- Old man, I know.
EMT was $375
gotbeerz001
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Two of the CC programs in the Bay Area (CA) are about $4500 for medic program including books, clinicals and internship. Can be a bit more or less depending on where you do your internship. SFFD was $1850 for internship. Berkeley FD is no charge but difficult to obtain.