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EMT in Arizona
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Arizona students can take EMT through an ADHS-certified partner such as a community college, but state EMT certification waits until 18.
State program: Emergency Medical Services, CIP 51.0904.00
What a high school can deliver
The course and NREMT preparation; Arizona EMT certification waits until 18, so most completers certify after graduation.
Credentials students can earn
NREMT EMT; Arizona EMT certification at 18; credential codes on the 2026-27 ADE list ()
Age and hour requirements
State EMT certification at 18 (R9-25-403(A)(1)); no state course-entry age, partners often require 18 or director permission. Course of 130 hours: 120 classroom and skills, 10 clinical and field (R9-25-305).
Other agencies involved
ADHS Bureau of EMS: certifies EMT training programs (R9-25-301 et seq.); the course must be, or partner with, a certified program for students to become eligible. Whether a CTED can be certified itself is open.
Who can teach it
ADE SCTHC, SSCTEHC, SCTIET or SSCTEIET (Option C: 6,000 hours, no degree); ADHS training program director needs 24 hours of instructional methodology and 2 years' experience; lead instructor rules (R9-25-303 to 305) unconfirmed.
Child labor rules for work placements
No work permits; no state hour limits at 16-17; A.R.S. 23-235 exempts CTE students from the state list. Federal HO 2 bars on-the-job driving at 16, limits 17. Sites may ask for a DPS fingerprint card (under-18 issuance: Confirm with the agency).
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; CTED-community college IGAs. West-MEC EMT with a Maricopa college site (13 credits) and Paradise Valley CC (14 credits); Maricopa EMT certificate open at 18 or with director permission.
Where to go next
EMT in other states
Other pathways in Arizona
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
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- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- HVAC/R
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- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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