Overview
Accreditor CAAHEP
Duration 12–24 months
A skilled healthcare professional trained to deliver advanced emergency medical care in the field, assess patients, and transport them safely to definitive care.
Career outlook
Ambulance services, fire departments, and hospitals hire paramedics to deliver advanced emergency medical care in the field. They assess patients, perform life-saving interventions, and coordinate care during transport to definitive treatment.
Getting in
What Miami Dade College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 2.0
Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Miami Dade College. Open a category to see each one.
College courses
2
Entrance exams
1
Certifications
2
Health and background checks
2
Application basics
1
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
diazstefaniem
student nurse
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silviaa
Balancing nursing school and life · Miami
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Sheshe
Nursing student at Miami Dade College · Florida
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Vanessa
Nurse intern turned student · Miami Dade College
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