EMT and Paramedic Training Schools in Iowa

Whether you’re interested in DMACC’s liberal arts and sciences program that leads to a four-year degree or you want to pursue a career and technical degree, DMACC offers you many great choices. With more than 130 programs and certifications in everything from our world-renowned Iowa Culinary Institute™ to the Electronic Crime Institute, where students work with experienced criminal investigators, or DMACC Health Sciences based in a modern teaching center -DMACC offers you many careers in high-growth, high-wage jobs. Whatever career path you choose, DMACC will make sure you are well prepared and ready to enter the job market. Maybe the best part: DMACC offers this outstanding education for thousands of dollars less than you will find anywhere around.

The consists of Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine and Scott Counties, and parts of Cedar and Louisa Counties. The district stretches along the Iowa side of the Mississippi River with Clinton Community College to the north, Muscatine Community College to the south, and Scott Community College in Bettendorf in the middle. The endorses the principle of equal educational opportunities for all people regardless of race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry, age, or non-job related handicap or disability in the educational programs or activities it operates.

Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) is one of 15 community colleges in the state of Iowa. Founded in 1966, the college’s district spans 10 counties in southeast Iowa. We offer a wide variety of ways to further your education at Indian Hills. Students may enroll in Arts and Sciences, Advanced Technology, or Health Occupations programs, or they may choose to enhance their learning through Skill-Building courses or Customized Learning options.

Iowa Central Community College promotes intellectual discovery, physical development, social and ethical awareness, and economic opportunities for all through an education that transforms lives, strengthens community, and inspires progress. Iowa Central Community College is the learning College of choice, meeting the needs of all we serve in a changing regional and global environment. Iowa Central Community College will continue to provide programs that foster economic vitality to all members of our region.

Located in the picturesque Iowa Great Lakes Region, Iowa Lakes offers several locations throughout a five-county service area: Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake. You can take classes either full time or part time; days, evenings or weekends; via television, fiber optics or with a professor in the classroom; and via the Internet with online courses. You can also choose college transfer, career option, technical or vocational courses, one class at a time, or continuing education classes. Iowa Lakes is also the primary regional supplier of relicensure courses, Adult Basic Education, high school completion (GED), high school diploma credit courses, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and short term vocational training.

Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, near Omaha, Nebraska. The college was founded in 1967, and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a respected flight school for various aircraft related professions. IWCC is also the site

Within that key word—community—our college reaches out to help people learn, build skills and improve lives. It’s what we have been about since our founding in 1966, when a few dedicated people launched a new kind of higher education with little more than determination, toil and vision. We take that idea to heart and try our best to live the spirit of that idea every day. In many ways, we reflect the neighborhoods and towns throughout our seven-county service area. But we are also a part of a wider community, working in partnership with our many four-year colleges and universities, business and industry partners, and the wide web of active citizens from whom we draw strength, wisdom and guidance.

The Mercy College of Health Sciences campus is located in Des Moines, just off Interstate 235 in central Iowa. The founding beliefs established by the Sisters of Mercy guide the College as it educates nurses and allied health care professionals in its third century of operation. In 2009-10 Mercy College awarded an estimated $12,963,816 through scholarships, loans, grants and work-study aid. Over ninety percent of Mercy College students receive some form of financial aid.