{"id":85348,"date":"2018-09-28T11:42:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T21:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=85348"},"modified":"2020-03-12T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:57:06","slug":"new-hawaii-cc-emt-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/28\/new-hawaii-cc-emt-course\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hawai\u02bbi CC<\/abbr> EMT<\/abbr> course enhances Fire Science program"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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From left Jaclanne Pagala, Dalyn Kupukaa and Riley Viernes, practice their skills during an emergency medical technician course at Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> has enhanced its Fire Science program by adding an emergency medical technician (EMT<\/abbr>) course to the curriculum, making the program more valuable for students and employers.<\/p>\n

“By earning their national registry EMT<\/abbr> certification, along with their associate of science degree, students will greatly enhance their employment opportunities with fire service agencies,” said Jack Minassian<\/strong>, assistant professor of fire science. “It’s one more added benefit when they apply for a job, and it’s a big one.”<\/p>\n

The EMT<\/abbr> courses, taught by instructors David Mendonsa<\/strong> and Daina Leslie Dietz<\/strong>, were added to the Fire Science program thanks to a collaboration with Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Established in 2005, the Fire Science program has become one of the most popular academic programs at Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>, with 98 students currently enrolled.<\/p>\n

In five semesters, students can earn an associate of science degree. Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> fire science graduates have found employment with federal, state and local fire service agencies.<\/p>\n

For the full story visit the Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Thatcher Moats<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The EMT<\/abbr> courses were added to the Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Fire Science program thanks to a collaboration with Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[995,61,63],"class_list":["post-85348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-fire-science","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t