Students applying to the First Responder program must complete the Computerized Placement Test (C.P.T.). The Testing Department at the Medical Center Campus is located in room 1303. Please call the Testing Department at 305-237-4375 for a testing schedule or contact any of the Testing Departments at any of the MDC campuses for their testing schedule.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Students who have earned an A.A., A.S., or higher degree or have acceptable scores from the SAT or ACT-I are exempt from the C.P.T. Test.

For the First Responder courses, the acceptable scores that are required are:

READING - 51 or higher

ENGLISH - 51 or higher

ALGEBRA - 30 or higher