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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) You can get the experience and training it takes to become an EMT right here at Contra Costa College—and most people do it in just one semester! At CCC, you’ll learn how to monitor vital signs, administer oxygen, perform CPR, and other life-saving procedures using our new, state-of-the-art equipment. The department…
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Health + Wellness
Discover your path to a successful future with the Health and Wellness Academic and Career Pathway! The Health & Wellness Academic and Career Pathway will teach you problem solving skills and additional techniques needed to impact health, society, and quality of life. Students will prepare for a future with certificates, degrees, transfer, and careers that support the well-being…
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An Update on Fall Semester
At Contra Costa College (CCC), instructors and administrators are working hard this summer to plan the safest way to resume classes for the fall semester and beyond. Faculty and staff are researching best practices and emulating policies of other institutions to ensure student and staff safety. Given these are unprecedented times, CCC and 4CD District…
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State Names CCC’s Gretchen Medel EMS Educator of the Year
The California Emergency Medical Services Authority has named CCC’s own Gretchen Muetterties-Medel the EMS Educator of the Year! The award was created to honor and recognize exceptional acts and service. The award will be presented at a December ceremony in San Francisco. According to the EMS Authority, Medel was chosen: For inspiring her students and…
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Paramedic Studies
Paramedic Studies Paramedics are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who have more education and experience, and are licensed to perform more advanced procedures, like intubation, starting IVs, cardiac pacing, defibrillation, and administering a wide array of medications. They usually work within the 9-1-1 system. You can’t become a paramedic until you’ve been a licensed EMT. So,…