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over ninety miles away from Trident Tech. Like the recently approved EMT programs,

the proposed program meets the new U.S. Department of Transportation guidelines for

emergency medical technicians.

The proposal indicates that four headcount faculty will be hired for this program,

including one Instructor/Program Director and three adjunct faculty, for a total of two (2)

FTE positions. No new administrative or staff positions will be created.

Enrollment in the proposed program is estimated to begin at 24 headcount (34.2

FTE) in FY 2005-06 and increase to 44 headcount (49.5 FTE) in FY 2007-08. Estimates

are based on the number of applicants for the seven existing allied health programs. If

enrollment projections are met, the program will meet the current CHE program

productivity standards for enrollment.

The proposal indicates that the accreditation process will be initiated within two

years of the program’s implementation. Academic programs in Emergency Medical

Technology are subject to accreditation through the Committee on Accreditation of

Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP). Graduates of the program

must be certified by the South Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services in the

Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) in order to practice. Graduates

of the EMS program will be eligible to sit for the EMT-Paramedic registry exam through

the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

The proposal states that general education courses will be taught in existing

classrooms or using existing distance education formats at Trident Technical College.

EMS courses will be conducted using classroom space donated by the Lowcountry

Regional EMS Council in a state-of-the-art training facility in North Charleston. The

Lowcountry Regional EMS Council will also provide office space for the EMS program

coordinator which includes office equipment, phone, and internet access.

Trident Technical College currently has a collection of over 132,000 items in its

Learning Resources Center. Of these, over 28,000 are electronic volumes, 900 are audio-

visual titles, and 35 are databases. The Center staff has examined the holdings for

relevance to the proposed program and has found that 2400 of the titles are relevant. A

total of $10,000 will be spent in each of the program’s first two years, and $2,000 in the

third, to add necessary resources. In addition to Center holdings, there is a center

webpage with extensive links to related material.

New costs for the program are estimated to begin at $98,350 in year one and

include faculty salaries/fringe ($78,850), library resources ($10,000), and supplies and

materials ($8,500). Estimated costs increase to $114,050 by year three and include

faculty salaries/fringe benefits ($102,050), library resources ($2,000), supplies and

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