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EMS Academy

Join us in caring and excellence

Founded in 2019, the Empress EMS Academy is an exceptional resource for those wanting to become EMTs or wanting to enter the Emergency Medical Services. This is an immersive, 12-week course that covers all you need to know to pass the state exam. If accepted into the program, you will be paid while you are a student.

We have EMS training sites in Yonkers and Poughkeepsie. Applicants must be at least 19 years old with a valid driver’s license. And there are additional educational prerequisites required for admission.

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How do I become an EMT?

1

Apply

Fill out our program application. Tell us about yourself. You must be at least 19 to apply.

2

Get Accepted

Welcome to our immersive 10-week EMT course.

3

Learn the Essentials

Learn vital emergency mobile medicine skills.

4

Pass NYS EMT Exam

We’ll prep you for everything you need to know to take the exam.

5

Begin Your Career

You’re now part of our dedicated team!

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR EMT SCHOOL?

Learn all you need to pass the exam

  • We will teach you everything you need to know to sit for the New York State EMT exam.
  • This is a earn-to-learn opportunity, in which participants get paid while taking the course.
  • The training comes with free access to a textbook online
  • Free CPR training
  • Free uniform
  • EMT Academy participants must work full-time at Empress EMS for a year following their graduation