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Technical Education

Fire/EMS Training • CPR/First Aid Training

Academy I & II The second year, students will spend the first

Juniors (Tri- C East Campus) semester at Tri C Eastern Campus enrolled in a
college level EMT class and the second semester is
Seniors (Tri-C West Campus) spent at Tri C Western Campus attending the Fire
College Tech Prep Academy. It should be stressed that the EMT and
Fire/EMS I Firefighting programs are at a college level and
Foundations of Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical require substantial study time outside of class time to
Services be successful. Students must achieve and maintain
Fire/EMS II an 80% grade average and meet the attendance
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EMT 1 sem, Fire I 3 quarter, Fire II 4 quarter requirements in order to be eligible to sit for the State
Pre-requisite: Interview by the instructor. By program examination.
start date student must have completed coursework
required for junior status at their home school
including seven (7) credits with a mandatory two (2) Health Informatics I & II
credits each earned in English and Mathematics. To (Northern Career Institute-Eastlake Campus)
enter the EMT/Fire Academy all students are Health Informatics I
required to have a physical on file by the start of Consists of Data and Use and Transforming Data into
their junior year. Information
Recommendations: Good discipline record, good Health Informatics II
study habits Consists of Billing and Coding and Problems and
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Solutions
Education Prerequisite: Interview conducted by the instructor.
3 credits each year By the program start date student must have
6 credits through Cuyahoga Community College completed coursework required for junior status at
15 credits through University of Akron their home school including seven (7) credits with a
6 credits through Kent State University mandatory two (2) credits each earned in English and
22 credits CT2 Mathematics.
Career: H, P Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
Be sure to read course description before 3 credits each year
committing to this program. 8 credits through Lakeland Community College
Career: B, H
The Fire/EMS Training Academy is partnered with
Cuyahoga Community College and is a two-year Health Informatics is a fast-growing career in the
commitment. Students have the potential (provided healthcare pathway. Ideally it is the fusion of
you meet all requirements of the program) to take the healthcare, information technology, and business
State of Ohio Emergency Medical Technician and administration and guides their integration into
Professional Firefighter Exam. Upon completion, different aspects of the healthcare sector at both the
students will be immediately employable after individual and population levels. It incorporates
graduation. collecting, analyzing, and using data to make
The first year students learn the foundations of the informed decisions regarding the healthcare system
Firefighting and EMS field, featuring a wide variety as well as to improve the efficiency of it. Students
of practical learning work through healthcare-based scenarios in this
experiences and related academic classes. Students project-based learning environment to complete
will be exposed to and become proficient in projects that will improve how information and
foundational skills necessary in the Fire and EMS technology in the healthcare system is discovered,
career, including: delivered, and utilized. Some career pathways from
• Communications Health Informatics may include: health information
• Leadership and teamwork specialist, medical billing and coding specialist, and
• Problem solving skills data analyst with additional schooling.
• Safety and wellness
• Ethical and legal responsibilities
• Employability Skills
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