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Advanced Care Paramedic
Primary Care Paramedic
Integrated Fire & EMS (PCP)
Advanced Care Paramedic
This diploma program prepares graduates with entry-level knowledge, skills, and critical thinking to provide safe, competent, compassionate, and professional Advanced Life Support.
At NLC, we understand our students need the flexibility to balance work and home. Our paramedic programs are flexible enough to fit into your lifestyle:
- Delivered online, through Supported Distance Learning with face-to-face lab components
- Apply as a full-time student
This program has limited seats, applicants are admitted to the program on a first-qualified, first-accepted basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Program Dates
+September - June
Areas of Study
+The Advanced Care Paramedic diploma program is designed to prepare graduates with entry-level knowledge, skills, and critical thinking to provide safe, competent, compassionate, and professional Advanced Life Support. Courses include:
Career Potential
+Graduates licensed with the Alberta College of Paramedics, are eligible to work in rural, urban, industrial ground or air ambulance emergency services. In addition, graduates are employed in roles within acute care and community care settings.
Further Educational Opportunities
+Graduates of this program may pursue degree completion at a later time in their careers. Opportunities for applied degree completion will be available through a partnership with Medicine Hat College. Northern Lakes College has a 2 plus 2 degree completion opportunities with Athabasca University and Thompson Rivers University.
Program Requirements, Fees, and Additional Information »
I really liked the ACP program. It exposed me to all different kinds of students and work styles. The instructors and administrative staff at NLC were also super nice, and I’ve always enjoyed working as part of a team with my classmates and with my coworkers in the field.
– Alumni, Avery Lachambre
Primary Care Paramedic
The field of paramedicine offers you an exciting and rewarding career where you can make a positive impact in the lives of others. The Primary Care Paramedic program allows students to gain hands-on experience through labs and scenario-based training. Communication, personal wellness, safety, critical thinking, and professionalism are emphasized throughout the program.
The program has a flexible schedule that allows students the freedom and flexibility to remain employed in their home communities while increasing their skills and knowledge.
- Delivered online, through Supported Distance Learning with face-to-face lab components
- Apply as a full-time student
This program has limited seats, applicants are admitted to the program on a first-qualified, first-accepted basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.
This program is available to high school students. Talk to your high school counsellor for more information.
Learn more about Dual Credit.
Program Dates
+September - August
Areas of Study
+The Primary Care Paramedic program is a full-time program with independent study, online lectures, and face-to-face onsite sessions. Courses include:
Career Potential
+Upon registration with the Alberta College of Paramedics, graduates are eligible to work in rural, urban, medevac, and alternate paramedicine practice settings.
Further Educational Opportunities
+Successful completion will allow graduates to work in entry-level Emergency Medical Service positions and is a prerequisite for the Advanced Care Paramedic program.
Program Requirements, Fees, and Additional Information »
I actually assisted in the delivery of our last two children after I started the PCP program, so I felt quite prepared. My wife delivered our children at home in a teepee. It was incredible.”
– Alumni, Kaber Koski
Integrated Fire & EMS (PCP)
The Integrated Fire and Emergency Medical Services program combines firefighter training with the College’s Primary Care Paramedic program. Emergency Medical Services and Fire Rescue are dynamic industries that offer an exciting and rewarding career for individuals looking to make a positive impact in other people’s lives.
Program Dates
+May - August
Areas of Study
+The Primary Care Paramedic program is a full-time program with independent study, online lectures, and face-to-face onsite sessions. Courses include:
National Fire Protection Association courses will be offered by instructors onsite at the fire station located in the Town of Slave Lake.
Career Potential
+Upon registration with the Alberta College of Paramedics, graduates are eligible to work in rural, urban, medevac, and alternate paramedicine practice settings. Obtaining the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 certification is required to work at most fire stations in Alberta.
Further Educational Opportunities
+For those interested in pursuing a career as an Advanced Care Paramedic, PCP certification is a prerequisite for acceptance into Alberta Advanced Care Paramedic programs.
Never underestimate the lessons and education your co-workers and teachers can provide. Value the knowledge your team, your instructors, and other health care staff have to share. There’s a lesson to be learned from everyone.”
– Alumni, Corrisa Arsenault
