EMT class registration is $69.00. $25.00 supply fee, and a $17.35 insurance fee. Total cost to take the class is $111.35.

Intermediate Class registration is $69.00. $100.00 supply fee, an $80 FISDAP account fee, a $25 uniform shirt fee, and a $17.35 insurance fee. Total cost to take the class is $291.35.  Exemption from the FISDAP fee can be proven by having a FISDAP account with DTCC for a previous class.

Paramedic class registration is $69.00 per semester (there are three semesters). $100.00 supply fee, an $80 FISDAP account fee, a $25 uniform shirt fee, and a $17.35 insurance fee. Total cost to take the class is $429.35.  Exemption from the FISDAP fee can be proven by having a FISDAP account with DTCC for a previous class.

Basic Anatomy and Physiology for Paramedics is $65.00. NOTE: To register for the Anatomy and Physiology for Paramedics course; you must request permission from the instructor.  Send an email to houstons@durhamtech.edu with your name, the email address you will use for class correspondence, the EMS credential you currently hold, the EMS class you wish to attend, and a phone number that you can be reached at. A confirmation will be sent following receipt of your email.  The instructor will review the requests and email notification about acceptance into the class. Included in the return email will be instructions for registration.  Due to the amount of material presented in the course it is highly recommended that the student have access to a high speed internet connection.

Stand-alone Specialty Courses (such as CPR, ACLS, AMLS, PHTLS, etc) tuition is listed on the schedule. Some classes will have an additional fee required by the sponsoring agency such as NAEMT and are not exempt. These fees will be reflected in the announcements and collected with registration.

Only the tuition fee is exempt if qualified.

Exemption from the FISDAP fee can be proven by having a FISDAP account with Durham Tech for a previous class. 

Other fees, if applicable, are one-time fees paid by all.

1. Go to the testing center page for a placement test schedule if you have not taken a college level Math and English course.  The testing center will give you the results of your tests.
2. Download the Continuing Education registration form and the ALS application packet.
3. Provide the following applicable pre-requirements:
• Your test results or college transcripts;
• Proof of Intermediate training current within the past 12 months;
• EMT Basic credential and CPR card; and
• Copy of high school diploma or GED.
4. Bring or mail your ALS application packet to:
   Durham Technical Community College – Northern Durham Campus
   2401 Snowhill Road
   Durham, NC 27712
   Attn: Continuing Education, EMS
5. Once you have completed the pre-requirements, you will receive a Personal Identification Number (PIN), which allows you to register for the class. Submit this number and your payment to the registration staff and they will register you. You are not able to register without the PIN, and you will not receive a PIN without completing the steps above. Receiving a PIN does not guarantee a place in the class; the class is filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Intermediate students:

1. Go to the testing center page for a placement test schedule if you have not taken a college level Math and English course.  The testing center will give you the results of your tests.
2. Download the Continuing Education registration form and the ALS application packet.
3. Provide the following applicable pre-requirements:
• Your test results or college transcripts;
• Proof of Intermediate training current within the past 12 months;
• CPR card; and
• Copy of high school diploma or GED.
4. Bring or mail your ALS application packet to:
   Durham Technical Community College – Northern Durham Campus
   2401 Snowhill Road
   Durham, NC 27712
   Attn: Continuing Education, EMS
5. Once you have completed the pre-requirements, you will receive a Personal Identification Number (PIN), which allows you to register for the class. Submit this number and your money to the registration staff and they will register you. You are not able to register without the PIN, and you will not receive a PIN without completing the steps above. Receiving a PIN does not guarantee a place in the class; the class is filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

EMT Basic Students:
EMT Basic course registration can be done in person at any of Durham Technical Community College’s campuses, or you can download a Continuing Education registration form. Complete the form, sign it, and mail or fax it to:

Durham Technical Community College – Northern Durham Campus
2401 Snowhill Road Durham, NC 27712
Attn: Continuing Education, EMS
Fax – 919-686-3519
Phone –919-536-7240

All EMS students participating in internships, clinical rotations, or ridealongs must have documentation of:

• MMR Vaccination;  
• Varicella (Chicken Pox) exposure or vaccination;
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccination or booster within last 10 years (please ensure that you receive the Tdap or DTP booster, not Td only)
• Hepatitis B Vaccination; and
• TB skin test less than nine months old.   
  

You will need a Durham Tech uniform for clinical and field internship time for all classes. The uniform and vendor for the uniform shirt is identified in class. The cost of one uniform shirt is included in the registration for both Intermediate and Paramedic fees.  Additional shirts may be purchased through a pre-selected vendor.  The costs vary depending on quality and place of purchase for the rest of the uniform items. You will need to obtain a Durham Tech Student ID prior to beginning clinicals from the Campus Security building on Main Campus.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Training
1. Prehospital Emergency Care 8th ed and workbook. ISBN # 9780131741430 text; 9780131741591 Workbook
2. BLS for The Health Care Provider ISBN # 0874934613

EMT Intermediate
1.  EMT-Intermediate Textbook for the 1999 NSC. Workbook and Virtual Patient Encounters package. ISBN # 0-323-052-72X
2.  Supplemental books will be required and will be discussed during the first night of class.

Paramedic Course
1.  Emergency Care in the Streets w/workbook ISBN # 0763752681
2.  Supplemental books will be required and will be discussed during the first night of class.

Recommended Book for Intermediate and Paramedic students:
Mosby’s Dictionary of medicine, nursing, and health professions. ISBN# 0323035620

Basic Anatomy and Physiology for Paramedics
Brady’s Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care, 2nd ed.  ISBN# 9780132342988

Stand-alone Specialty Courses
Current edition of course specific textbook is required for each course.

Books are available through:

Durham Technical Community College Bookstore
1637 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27703
Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center on the Main Campus
919-596-8883
or online at: www.efollett.com
shipping is free for off campus classes. NDC, OCC, and OCSDC are considered off campus.

Intermediate and Paramedic students must take the reading and math placement tests if they have not successfully completed college level English and Math course(s). You must submit a transcript that indicates you have placed into, or successfully completed, a college-level reading and English language writing course and successful completion of a MAT 060 course or placement into a MAT 070 course at the time of registration for the Intermediate or Paramedic course.

No. However; the college transcript must indicate you have placed into, or successfully completed a college-level reading and English language writing course and placed into a MAT 070 course or successfully completed a MAT 060 course.

No. If you are getting a transcript from Durham Technical Community College, please plan to get it 48 hours ahead of general registration days.