To be eligible for admission to the Emergency Medical Technician Certificate Program, you must complete the following steps:

1. You are 18 years old and have earned, or will earn at the time of enrollment into the program, a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
2. If you have not been enrolled at Miami Dade College during the past 12 months, complete an Application for Admission or Readmission to College Credit Courses.
3. Register for and complete the Computerized Placement Test (C.P.T. ) through Testing Services, Room 1303, Medical Center Campus, 305-237-4275, or through the testing center at any of the other MDC campuses.
4. Hold a certificate of completion from a First Responder course (or equivalent course) and a current BCLS CPR card.
5. Apply to the EMT porgram by completing the program application process and submitting the completed EMT application packet to the EMS Department at the Medical Center Campus.  To be eligible for admission to the EMT program, applicants must:

   a. submit an application for program admission
   b. provide a copy of a certificate of completion from a First Responder course or documentation of an equivalent  (submit copy with application)                  c. provide a copy of a current BLS CPR card (submit copy with application)
   d. submit a completed Student Health record (completed record must be submitted with application
   e. Provide proof of Medical Insurance (Copy of card or signed waiver)             f. Be at College level with English, Reading and Algebra
   g. Successfully complete the criminal background check through the School of Justice at North Campus (documentation must be submitted with the application)          

Where Do I Send My Application Materials?

Miami Dade College Application:

You may send your MDC application to any admissions office located on any of the eight campuses of Miami Dade College . Applications for admission may also be filled out on line at http://www.mdc.edu.
Note:   You have to be connected to the Internet to access this web site

You must also send the following:

Application fee (check or money order - no cash)

Official high school transcript and official college transcripts (if available) to the Admissions Office.

Program Application

To be eligible for the EMT program, all applicants must come to the Medical Center Campus, Emergency Medical Services Department with the completed application.  Only those students with complete applications will be registered for EMT classes .

Registration for the EMT classes is done at the Medical Center Campus in the EMS Department on a first come, first serve basis.  Consult the shcedule for class registration below.

The Medical Center Campus is located at:

Miami Dade College
Medical Center Campus
950 N.W. 20 Street
Miami , FL 33127