ECC Announces Paramedic Graduates

Eight students completed a recent EMT-Paramedic class at Edgecombe Community College. From left are (front) Jhamal Turner; Amber McLawhorn; Richard Sweitz; Dominique Montaque; Bret Whitaker; Kenneth Cannon; Robert Whistler, coordinator of Emergency Services and Public Safety Training at ECC; (back) Tyler Williams, and Zach Smith. The one-year EMT-Paramedic course includes classroom instruction, clinical rotations, and an EMS field internship. Upon successful completion of the EMT-Paramedic program, graduates are eligible to take the North Carolina Paramedic certification exam.