CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College is offering an emergency medical technician class during the Spring 2017 semester.

The class starts on Feb. 11 and will be completed by May 24.

Lecture classes will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 9:20 p.m. The lab portion of the class will be on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.

Students are required to have an updated CPR certification and at least be 18 years of age as of June 1, 2017.

By registering for this class at Woodland Community College EMT students will be reimbursed for books, immunizations, uniforms, drug screening and fingerprints. Students will be responsible for the tuition portion of the class.

This is a seven-unit class that prepares you to pass the State EMT-1 certification. Once you have received your EMT-1 certification you will be eligible to work as an emergency medical technician.

The course will demonstrate and confirm knowledge of current information students need to work in the field of emergency medicine as an EMT.

Students will receive the basic educational requirements for most paramedic programs in the state and country. Students will also be able to demonstrate and incorporate professional values and standards for medical personnel that the industry requires in a pre-hospital emergency medicine.

For more information make sure to contact Lake County Campus at 707-995-7900, stop by the campus at 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake or visit http://lcc.yccd.edu .