Need advise on a medic program (saddleback?,riverside?)

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I'm Getting ready to start doing prerequisites for a medic program. I was thinking saddleback or riverside, knowing I would have to be on a waitlist for about two years. Just wondering if anyone has gone through these programs and can shed some light on what to do to get ready for any program. Thanks
 
I'd goto Crafton Hills...

I know 3 people that went to RCC and failed/got abandoned by the program director at the very end of their field time. there is a big institutional problem with how students are viewed here.

Saddle back is primarily a OCFA medic factory that allows some "privates" in each semester because they have to because it's law. Those in on OCFA's dime tend to dislike the privates.
 
NCTI Riverside is also an option.
 
Jambi said:
I'd goto Crafton Hills...

I know 3 people that went to RCC and failed/got abandoned by the program director at the very end of their field time. there is a big institutional problem with how students are viewed here.

Saddle back is primarily a OCFA medic factory that allows some "privates" in each semester because they have to because it's law. Those in on OCFA's dime tend to dislike the privates.
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Same answer as above... But I have a biased opinion.
 
I'm attending NCTI right now, with tuition and books it's about $10,000 including ACLS, PALS, PEPP, AMLS, and ITLS. They offer interest free payment plans as well.
 
Negative for NCTI. Look elsewhere, cheaper better programs available.
 
As a current student, I'd like to vouch for NCTI. Also, as with most medic schools, you get what you put in.
 
Addrobo87 said:
I'm attending NCTI right now, with tuition and books it's about $10,000 including ACLS, PALS, PEPP, AMLS, and ITLS. They offer interest free payment plans as well.
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There you have it from the horses mouth. 10k plus whatever it costs you to sit in class.
 
terrible one said:
Negative for NCTI. Look elsewhere, cheaper better programs available.
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It expensive, and I think Crafton is a better choice, but i've seen amazing, good, bad, and frightening come from every program.
 
Jambi said:
It expensive, and I think Crafton is a better choice, but i've seen amazing, good, bad, and frightening come from every program.
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Of course. But why pay twice as much for a program with a sketchy track record?
 
Which is why I didn't go to NCTI Riverside. If I had been an AMR employee, it'd be no brainer, regardless of the track record, but then again I didn't go to any of the local programs because it would have cost me too much in seat time.

I'm all for the hybrid model of instruction but it's NOT for everyone.
 
I would have loved to go to a less expensive course but seriously, after over a year of trying to get into a college level A&P course within 100 miles of my residence to no avail, I had no other choice but to attend NCTI.
 
That's what I hear from lots of people and there's no problem with that. It was a choice and you decided the cost was worth it to you. Not a single thing wrong with that.

The hybrid program I attended in North Carolina cost me about $1,000 total. With travel the final cost was about $5500. Less than NCTI for the program and it saved me about 20k in lost income from sitting in class.
 
It is all about how much effort you put into the program. I went to Bakersfield College and liked that program. It costs $5,000 plus internship costs. They do not require college level anatomy to get in. (although it's not a bad idea to take it) You do your internship with a Kern County provider meaning not only is your preceptor the only medic on scene (fire is BLS up here) but you also do your internship in one of the least restrictive counties in the state. There is no "mother may I" system up here. Every program has it's pros and cons. However, once you get out of the LA/Orange County system you find paramedic programs where it does not matter whether you are fire or not, everyone is equal.
 
CentralCalEMT said:
It is all about how much effort you put into the program.
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indeed, but inherant traits of a program make a big difference.

CentralCalEMT said:
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They do not require college level anatomy to get in.
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if the A&P was part of the program, then that's okay, but if the program relied on only what's in the average medic text, then, um, that's not adequate IMO.
 
Yeah we did have to go through supplemental A&P book and did not rely on what was in the textbook.
 
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