There's a lot of threads on this forum about how basic EMTs need bachelors degrees, paramedics need masters degrees, etc
Going down the degree pathway is fool's gold.
Consider the case of physicians. By any standard they have by far the most formal training. Over 10,000 hours of clinical training just to be a basic primary care provider.
In spite of those 10,000 hours of training, they are getting their lunch eaten by PAs and NPs with less than 1/4 that training.
The same thing will happen to EMT/parameds if you go down the same pathway. You might have a fancy degree behind your name, but the market will undercut you with a cheaper provider who can do the same thing you can for much less educational cost.
If you go the degree route, you will inevitably give up control of the educational pathway to academic PhDs who have never practiced as a first responder. I'm talking about them forcing you to take BS classes on ethics, healthcare policy, cultural competency, and other crap that has nothing to d with your job in the ambulance.
Going down the degree pathway is fool's gold.
Consider the case of physicians. By any standard they have by far the most formal training. Over 10,000 hours of clinical training just to be a basic primary care provider.
In spite of those 10,000 hours of training, they are getting their lunch eaten by PAs and NPs with less than 1/4 that training.
The same thing will happen to EMT/parameds if you go down the same pathway. You might have a fancy degree behind your name, but the market will undercut you with a cheaper provider who can do the same thing you can for much less educational cost.
If you go the degree route, you will inevitably give up control of the educational pathway to academic PhDs who have never practiced as a first responder. I'm talking about them forcing you to take BS classes on ethics, healthcare policy, cultural competency, and other crap that has nothing to d with your job in the ambulance.