Student Experience

Gain practical and theoretical skills

The Paramedic program is an intense program in emergency medicine. You will develop clinical reasoning skills to deal effectively with medical and traumatic emergencies. Program excellence centers on leadership, commitment, compassion, and professionalism. The Paramedic program provides in-class theory, online learning, practical lab simulation, hospital clinicals and field practicums.

If you are a leader, a high academic achiever and are interested in a dynamic and challenging program, the Paramedic program at Algonquin College is for you. Algonquin has the highest success rating amongst colleges in Ontario at the A-EMCA Provincial certification exams, with a 100% pass for over a decade. Algonquin Paramedic graduates have also had great success in obtaining work, with 90%+ securing employment within 6 months of completing the program.

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State-of-the-art lab environments

Our facilities include a large simulation room with a mock apartment, two ambulance training vehicles, a mock-up ambulance and two trauma ER stations, high fidelity simulation mannequins, and on-site weight training and fitness facilities.


Eyes Wide Open

Paramedic students will spend several hundred hours in hospital clinical and ride-out practicums with working Paramedics. Besides having truly amazing and rewarding experiences there will be some calls that are tragic and traumatic. The challenges presented by working in the Paramedic profession means that maturity, life experiences, and leadership are essential elements for candidates entering the program.