Emergency Services
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Emergency Services are needed more than ever.
Over the past five years in Vermont, requests for emergency services have increased by 22%. Recent environmental disasters in Vermont and across the U.S. underscore the need for a well-trained, adaptable emergency workforce even as workforce shortages have become critical. Increasingly, professional advancement in these fields require a bachelor’s degree.
Saint Michael’s College is uniquely positioned to meet this need through a program that blends academic depth, hands-on experience, and community engagement.
Inside Look
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Science in Emergency Services offers a curriculum that is grounded in the liberal arts with a foundation in disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
The major has specialized tracks in:
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Fire Science
- Wilderness Medicine
- Emergency Management
Along with focused tracks, the major requires the addition of a minor (or double major) to allow for a deeper dive into a discipline related to caring for humans, our culture, and the environment.
Students completing the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Services will learn professional skills and knowledge for public service as well as the value of appreciating the lived experience of the people they help.
Professional Certifications
Students can earn earn nationally recognized certifications through embedded curriculum. These certifications ensure students are job-ready upon graduation.
- EMT and Advanced EMT
- Firefighter I and Firefighter II
- FEMA-aligned Emergency Management Certificate
- Wilderness First Responder
- Wilderness EMT
Highlight
Partnership
Saint Michael’s College Fire and Rescue
Careers
The Saint Michael’s College Emergency Services program creates exceedingly-equipped emergency personnel while empowering them to serve their communities with leadership and compassion.
After graduation, our majors go on to careers like:
- EMT/Paramedic
- Firefighter
- Disaster Management Specialist
- Physical Therapist
- Forest Ranger
- Nurse
- Wildland Firefighter
- Search and Rescue Technician
- Police Officer
- Occupational Therapist, Doctor, Dentist, etc.
Contact
Kate Soons
Director: Health Science Program, Instructor of Biology
Saint Edmund's Hall 342, Box #283
ksoons@smcvt.edu
802.654.3029
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