Paramedic Admission and Registration

Application forms are accepted year-round with new cohorts starting each Fall.

Application Information

Applicants for National Registered Paramedic (NRP) Program, review and print the instructions below.

Submit the online forms below:

You will also need to:

• Submit two recommendations*, a copy of your driver’s license, and a copy of your Emergency Medical Technician/CRT-I card (and any other certifications held) to jbeaver@carrollcc.edu or mail to:
  Paramedic Program
  Carroll Community College
  1601 Washington Road Westminster, MD 21157
• Mail official transcripts** to:
  Carroll Community College
  Attn. Records Office
  1601 Washington Road
  Westminster, MD 21157
• Apply through the NRP website.

Entrance into the program is selective and is based on academic ability and aptitude for a career as a paramedic. Acceptance is completed in conjunction with admission to Carroll. For more information, contact Daniel Jones, program director, at dajones@carrollcc.edu or 410-386-8233.

*Recommendations do not have to be on the form. Letters are acceptable and should be from professionals (teacher, employer) who can evaluate your performance. They do not have to be sealed. More than 2 recommendations will not improve the status of your application.

**All college transcripts must be official. If you have previously submitted official transcripts to the Records office, you do not have to re-submit with your application. If you are not sure if you have official transcripts on file, contact the Records Office at 410-386-8440. You DO NOT have to request official transcripts from Carroll Community College for courses taken here.

Applicants must:

• Complete pre-clinical requirements. Pre-clinical coursework must have a minimum grade of C.
• Satisfactorily complete or be exempt from MATH 097 (Introductory Algebra).
• All applicants must meet the Associate Degree National Registry Paramedic Program criteria.

Additional Admission Information:

• All Paramedic students and faculty must be fully vaccinated against COVID prior to beginning the program. There are no exceptions, religious or medical. All must stay current with any required booster immunizations during the time they are in an allied health program. This is a clinical facility mandate.
• Once accepted, all students will need to complete a criminal background check and a urine drug screening. Further information will be provided at that time. Students must be able to provide their own transportation to all clinical sites.
• Transfer courses with grades will be included and will be assigned quality points based on the letter grade. Transfer credit earned without a letter grade (CLEP, AP, military evaluation, Challenge examination) will not be assigned quality points or calculated in the GPA but will be included in the completion point’s category.

The plan of the National Registry Paramedic Program is as follows: