Earn your associate degree in paramedicine at Missoula College and open the door to a rewarding career as a paramedic. As a student, you will care for patients in real emergency situations and gain the advanced training and education required to become a National Registry Paramedic (NRP). Graduates will be eligible to test for the National Registry Paramedic certification.<br><br>Our two-year paramedicine program is designed to give you maximum hands-on experience and real-world application. Our experienced instructors are engaged in high-fidelity lab simulations and small-group skill stations. In addition to paramedic courses, you will complete over 700 hours of clinical and field rotations in hospitals and aboard ambulances. <br><br>When you graduate, youll have all the skills you need to assess patients, perform critical medical interventions and serve as an integral part of an emergency response team. Students who succeed in the paramedicine field possess critical thinking skills and thrive in high stress, high intensity situations and possess a love of learning and change.