2025 – 2026 Paramedic Original Program
- EMSTAR – 1058 W. Church Street/Elmira, NY 14905
- Program Starts: Week of August 20, 2025
- Course Sponsor: Arnot Health
The goal of the Arnot Health Paramedic Program is: To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.
Paramedic Functional Position Description
Documents required to be uploaded at the time of registration: resume, current EMT certificate, current BLS CPR certificate, FEMA IS-100.c, FEMA IS-200, FEMA IS-700.b, AWR-35B.
Arnot Ogden Medical Center is accredited by Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Required Pre-requisites
National Standards require that all providers either prior to the start of class or as a co-requisite of the class complete the following FEMA classes:
Program Outcomes:
ARNOT HEALTH
Paramedic Program Graduation Data
In accordance with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Standard IV.B.2, all accredited Paramedic programs must publish the 3-year results and average for the following outcomes:
- NYS Written Pass Rates (In 2021 and beyond could include National Registry)
- Paramedic Program Retention Rates
- Paramedic Positive Placement (Employment)
PARAMEDIC WRITTEN (NYS/NR) EXAM PASS RATES
| GRADUATION YEAR | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # OF GRADUATES | 18 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 14.5 |
| 1ST ATTEMPT WRITTEN PASS | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9.7 |
| PASSING SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS | 16 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13.3 |
| PERCENT WRITEN PASS RATE | 88.9 | 90.9 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 100 | 94.1 | 91.5 |
PARAMEDIC PROGRAM RETENTION/ATTRITION DATA
| GRADUATION YEAR | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # OF STUDENTS IN CLASS | 25 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17.7 |
| ATTRITION | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 |
| PERCENT ATTRITION | 28 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 27.3 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 18.2 |
| PERCENT RETENTION | 72 | 73.3 | 88.9 | 72.7 | 94.4 | 89.5 | 81.8 |
PARAMEDIC POSITIVE PLACEMENT (EMPLOYMENT)
| GRADUATION YEAR | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # OF PARAMEDIC GRADUATES | 18 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 14.5 |
| # OF GRADUATES EMPLOYED | 16 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13.3 |
| PERCENT POSITIVE PLACEMENT RATE | 88.9 | 90.9 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 100 | 94.1 | 91.5 |
The Arnot Ogden Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs 25400 US
Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway
Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
FAX 214-703-8992
www.coaemsp.org
