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Umpqua Community College is the regional center for higher education in Douglas County, Oregon, proudly offering an ever-expanding array of in-demand college degree, workforce development, and community learning programs.
Earn your paramedicine degree for entry-level paramedic positions at ambulance companies, fire departments, hospitals, and clinics, by learning to operate under fast-paced situations and provide treatment in numerous medical emergencies.
Why choose this program?
Degrees & Certificates
“What’s cool here at UCC, that I don’t think you have everywhere, is the community involvement.” – Jaymen Bendele, Fire Science and EMS Student
Program description, outcomes and requirements are located in the Course Catalog.
Between scholarships, grants, work study, and loans, students like you can qualify for thousands of dollars to help them reach their education goals.
Before enrolling in the Emergency Medical Services program, students should consider whether the license they need to obtain to work, will be valid outside the state of Oregon. Use this table to determine state to state licensure.
The Umpqua Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).