Paramedic (EMT) Non-Credit Certificate Program

Contact

Stacy Magruder
815-937-2106
smagruder@primehealthcare.com

Paramedic Education Program

The paramedicine certificate program, offered through a cooperative affiliation agreement between Southern Illinois University and Prime St. Mary’s Hospital, is designed to prepare professionals to provide advanced emergency medical care and transportation to critically ill and injured patients. A paramedic requires greater levels of knowledge and expertise compared to an emergency medical technician basic, the general prerequisite to enter the paramedicine certificate program.

Orientation and Entrance Exam info

The location for orientation sessions and exam sessions will be at:
St Mary’s Bourbonnais Campus: 100 Provena Way, Bourbonnais, IL.

Orientation Session
Join the Prime Saint Mary EMS Department and Southern Illinois University for a 60-minute information session about our Paramedic Education Program, which begins January 12, 2027. We’ll cover admissions, pre-admission testing, the curriculum, and class and clinical schedules.

An orientation session will be held on the following dates to go over the program and answer all questions.

Session 1: October 22, 2026 at 7pm

Session 2: October 24, 2026 at 10am
Entrance Exam Information
An entrance exam must be taken prior to starting the program. The entrance exam is based on NREMT EMT-B core curriculum requirements.

Session 1: November 1, 2026 at 3pm

Session 2: November 12, 2026 at 10 am

Paramedicine Certificate Program

About the Certificate Program

Students enrolled in the program will complete coursework created to anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and respiratory, cardiac and electrocardiogram, neonatal/neurologic, hematology/skeletal, airway management, and extrication, as well as ambulance, emergency room, and clinical practicums.

The program is designed to produce certain student learning outcomes, including but not limited to fostering a greater awareness of the basic operations of paramedicine, strengthening technical and communication skills, creating a proficiency in pharmacology and mathematical skills, developing an ability to evaluate clinical information, and promoting behaviors consistent with ethical and clinical competencies.

Given the classroom and hands-on nature of the curriculum, program graduates will be prepared to sit for licensure exams offered by the State of Illinois Department of Public Health or the National Registry Paramedic Certification. Courses will be offered in both seated and online/hybrid formats.

Cost: $7,200.00

Participants can pay the fees in full or in two installments ($3,600 each). You can pay a $500 deposit to hold your spot, but the entire deposit of $3,600 needs to be paid by March 30,2027 The entire payment of $7,200 needs to be paid in full by August 5, 2027.

Program Details:

Courses will be offered in both seated and online/hybrid formats.

In-person: Tuesday/Thursday

Time: 12:00 to 5:30pm

Registration

If you have completed the orientation class, you can call Events and Outreach at 618-536-7751 to pay your deposit or tuition in full! The next course starts Tuesday, January 12, 2027.