Outrageous tuition?

Angel said:
i only had to pay for the books (~$120) and $50 equipment bag...
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You were required to purchase an equipment bag? What was in it?
 
CodeBru1984 said:
You were required to purchase an equipment bag? What was in it?
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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
 
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.
 
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Angel said:
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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Put it up for sale on eBay. I'm sure some new EMT student would easily take it off your hands.
 
haha i know! i have to go through my dad just to buy anything.
 
yeeea...my fault though i guess. i could just donate it to my old emt class
 
Christopher said:
In North Carolina: ~$165 for EMT, waived if a member of a fire/EMS department (fee exempt through community college system). Insurance for clinical time not covered (~$65). ~$800 including books for EMT-P, again, waived if a member of a fee exempt department.

If you're not getting a degree out of it...I wouldn't spend any more than $1k for EMT thru EMT-P.
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if that were the case you would never be able to be a medic in CA
 
DesertEMT66 said:
if that were the case you would never be able to be a medic in CA
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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
 
DesertEMT66 said:
if that were the case you would never be able to be a medic in CA
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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).
 
Christies said:
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! :)
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Go nursing.
 
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.
 
Medic Tim said:
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.
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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.
 
My ENTIRE paramedic program was $1500. <--- Old man, I know. :)

EMT was $375
 
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.
 
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