EMT-Basic Hybrid Course

EMT-Basic Course in McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley

Become a certified Emergency Medical Technician in 14 weeks. Elite Medical Training Solutions combines weekly online coursework with hands-on skills labs and real clinical rotations in Mission, Texas, and includes an NREMT prep course as an add-on to get you ready for the National Registry exam.

14 weeks
Hybrid: online lessons plus in-person skills labs
$2,000
Tuition, or reserve a seat with a $500 deposit
60 hours
Clinical rotations: 48 ambulance and 12 ER
NREMT Prep
NREMT prep course included as an add-on

Now enrolling

EMT-Basic Hybrid Class #16

January 16 through May 1, 2027. Week 1 is student onboarding, and your payment plan starts in Week 2.

Enroll in Class #16

Limited to 30 students. Your deposit reserves your seat.

What you will learn

The course follows the National EMS Education Standards and covers the full scope of Basic Life Support care, taught by working EMS professionals.

  • Scene size-up, patient assessment and triage
  • Airway management, oxygen therapy and bag-valve-mask ventilation
  • CPR, AED use and cardiac emergencies
  • Trauma care: bleeding control, splinting and spinal motion restriction
  • Medical emergencies, childbirth, pediatric and geriatric patients
  • Lifting, moving and safe patient transport
  • Texas EMS jurisprudence
EMTS EMT-Basic student ventilating a training manikin with a bag-valve mask and oxygen

How the hybrid format works

You study on a set weekly schedule rather than on your own, so the whole class moves through the material together.

  • Sunday through Thursday: assigned online chapters and a quiz for each chapter
  • Friday: review of the week’s material
  • Saturday: block exam, plus in-person skills labs on the class schedule
  • Course textbook: Emergency Care, 14th edition (Limmer)
  • On the final Friday of the course, you take an NREMT-style adaptive practice test
  • The course ends with skills testing, a final exam and a two-day NREMT review, and an NREMT prep course is included as an add-on

Clinical rotations

EMT-Basic students complete 48 hours on an ambulance and 12 hours in a hospital emergency department. You document every patient you assess, and there are no minimum patient counts to chase.

Students rotate through EMTS clinical partners, including Lone Star Ambulance, Med-Care EMS, Palmview Fire, Pharr EMS, Skyline EMS and the Mission Regional Medical Center emergency department. Clinical attire is the EMTS navy polo with navy uniform pants.

Tuition and payment plans

Pay in full
$2,000
One payment at enrollment.
Deposit and payment plan
$500 deposit
Pay the $1,500 balance in 6 payments of $250 every two weeks, starting in Week 2 of class.

Tuition includes your course textbook, an EMTS navy polo, your background check, immunizations, drug screening and blanket student liability coverage. National Registry exam fees, Texas DSHS certification fees and DSHS fingerprinting are paid separately to those providers. Compare EMTS tuition and payment options, or see the Tuition Payment Terms and the Cancellation and Refund Policy.

After you finish

  • Take the NREMT cognitive exam to earn National Registry certification
  • Apply for Texas certification through the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
  • Work on ambulances, in fire departments, emergency departments and event medical teams
  • Continue to the Advanced EMT course to add IV therapy, advanced airway and medications

Serving the Rio Grande Valley

Classes meet at the EMTS campus at 801 N. Bryan Rd., Suite 165, Mission, Texas. Students commute from McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Pharr, San Juan, Alamo, Weslaco, Mercedes, Harlingen, Rio Grande City and across Hidalgo, Cameron and Starr counties.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the EMT-Basic course?

The hybrid course runs 14 weeks. Class #16 runs January 16 through May 1, 2027, with Week 1 set aside for onboarding.

Is the course online or in person?

Both. Lessons and quizzes are online on a set weekly schedule. Skills labs, exams and skills testing are in person at the EMTS campus in Mission, and clinical rotations take place with ambulance services and an emergency department.

How much does EMT school cost at EMTS?

Tuition is $2,000. You can pay in full, or reserve your seat with a $500 deposit and pay the remaining balance through a payment plan that is set up during onboarding week.

What is included in tuition?

Tuition includes your course textbook, an EMTS navy polo, your background check, immunizations, drug screening and blanket student liability coverage. National Registry exam fees, Texas DSHS certification fees and DSHS fingerprinting are paid separately to those providers.

How many clinical hours are required?

60 hours: 48 hours on an ambulance and 12 hours in a hospital emergency department.

What happens after I pass the course?

You take the NREMT cognitive exam and apply for Texas certification through DSHS. Many graduates go on to the Advanced EMT course.

Can I get a refund if I cancel?

Yes, under the EMTS Cancellation and Refund Policy. You can cancel within 72 hours of signing for a full refund, and refunds after class begins are prorated until 75 percent of the course is complete.

Start your EMS career this January

Class #16 is limited to 30 students. Reserve your seat with a $500 deposit, or call us with questions.