Paramedic Studies courses

About Advanced Care Paramedic in Fanshawe College

You're trained to save lives. To be a first-responder. To manage life-threatening emergencies with expertise and skill. Some emergencies require more from you. More skill and expertise. More training.

As a career paramedic, you know the challenges that face you 24-7. With the Advanced Care Paramedic Graduate Certificate Program, you'll build on your already impressive skill-set by learning how to better manage life-threatening situations. As well, you'll increase the range of skills you can offer to employers, and the level of care you can offer those in need. More skills. More lives saved. More diverse employment opportunities.

Class sizes are limited to maintain small student-faculty ratios, and provide you with the highest quality, most advanced paramedic training available.

Your classes will be small, providing access to cutting-edge medical technology. You'll move from the classroom, to the lab. From the hospital to the field. With a hospital clinical placement, you'll broaden your knowledge of acute care areas, such as adult and pediatric emergency, intensive care, obstetrics, operating room and pediatric emergency.

And because this is a Graduate Certificate and Canadian Medical Association (CMA) accredited, your critical thinking and decision making will be challenged, nurtured and put to the test. You'll complete the program poised, experienced, and ready to face any challenge that comes your way.

Take your lifesaving training to the next level. Someone is counting on you.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program will be eligible for certification and employment as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) at applicable community Paramedic Services in Ontario (provincial and base hospital certification will be required). ACP Services throughout Canada may also provide opportunity for clinical practice (province-specific licensure may be required). Other opportunities may include remote clinical practice, including national mining operations. Some medical and research clinics desire ACP graduates to join their teams. Flight paramedicine opportunities increase with the ACP credentialing (further flight education, including aeromedical certification may be required).

Academic qualification equivalents

• A College Diploma, or College Advanced Diploma, or College Graduate Certificate or bachelor's degree.

English language requirements (one of the below):

IELTS: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test with an overall score of 5.5  - 7.0 with no score less than 5.0 - 6.5 in reading and listening and a score of 7.0 in writing and speaking, with test results within the last two years
Please note, some Whitireia degree level programmes require a higher level of English language competence. 

TOEFL iBT :Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test with a minimum score of 60 - 100for the Internet-based test (iBT), with test results within the last two years

PTE: Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with a minimum score of 40 - 65, with test results within the last two years

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Fanshawe College Tuition fee/Cost of Attendance

To provide prospective students an indication of the minimal account balance required before applying for admission to Fanshawe College, the anticipated cost of expenditures is as follows:

Tuition fee

The cost of tuition varies depending on the length and difficulty level of each programme offered at Fanshawe College. However, the average anticipated cost is as follows:

International Applicants: 2,135 to 12,450 USD.

Domestic Applicants: 1,035 to 4,590 USD.

Other Expenses including textbooks, housing, food, entertainment, among others: 7,600 to 9,120 USD.8

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