After EMT-B or Not

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Well I am in my Basic course, which is in the evenings at a community college.
The school offers up to licensed Paramedic but the Medic classes are only offered during the day. I work days so this is a problem. I did some math and I wont be able to pay the bills and attend after Basic. any suggestions?
 
No other schools in the area that offer a paramedic program?
 
not that ive found :(
 
I think I may quit my day job, live on beans and rice. maybe find a part time job to help with the bills but fit the job around school. There is a way I just gotta figure it out.
 
You're right, there is a way. I don't know your situation but maybe student loans, roommate(s), different job to accommodate school are just a couple of things that come to mind. In my basic class are 3 guys that all work for UPS and it seems to pay them pretty good and gives them the flexibility to attend school. Plus I've heard UPS has a good tuition reimbursement program. I'm lucky that my current employer lets me flex my schedule so I can go to school
 
Once you get your basic, look for a third service provider to hire you and see if they'll pay for medic school. What part of TX are you in? I know where I worked in W Tex there were county services or city services all over that didn't require fire
 
Austin, So far I am going to finish prereqs next semester and continue with EMT-I starting next year
 
If you want to save time (and thus money) don't do -I. Especially the '85. Especially Especially if you live in an urban area (I'm fairly certain Austin isn't one of those cities that you can claim to be from without living in, i.e. people say "I'm from the Boston Area" even though they live an hour or two out)

That being said I'm in the same boat as you, except I'm a college student in Maine. Little known fact-- there are no accredited distance learning paramedic schools, nor or there any in vt or nh or me.
 
In a lot of places in TX, EMT-I is considered the first half of P-school. In a lot of places in TX, I can start as a P2 (which I intend on using to it's full advantage through PerCom). Plus TX isn't I/85or I/99... Medical directors can add to the scope of an EMT-I as they see fit. Where I was working I functioned at a higher level than a 99.
 
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