New York Paramedic Program Guarantees Job

Graduates of SUNY Cobleskill’s paramedic program must pass the state certification exam with an 85% or better score


The Daily Star | | Monday, December 3, 2012


COBLESKILL, N.Y. -- Students in SUNY Cobleskill’s Paramedic program have a new incentive to excel.

Graduates of the program, which offers one-year certificates and two-year associate degrees, will be guaranteed a job as a paramedic with Cooperstown Medical Transport following graduation, provided they pass the state certification exam with an 85 percent or better score, according to a recently signed agreement. Paramedic majors will also have the opportunity to work part-time for Cooperstown Medical Transport as EMTs while enrolled at the State University College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill.

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