FAQs

Description

Required information session dates/times?

The signed Statement of Understanding, which must be submitted before enrollment, may replace the required attendance at an Information Session.

 

 

Required Courses?

Total tuition cost for all courses is $1344. Fees are subject to change without notice.

ECRD 1011, 64 hours:  $626 

Electrocardiography:  

(Lecture class) 

Offered online summer 2021 

Lecture class: cardiac cycle, lead placement, heart rhythms, AV blocks. Practice includes rhythm analysis and interpretation, and recognition of cardiac emergencies. 

EMSP 1050, 24 hours:  $172 

ECG 12-Lead Interpretation

Offered online summer 2021 

Lecture class: practice in interpretating 12-Lead EKGs, identify dysrhythmias, axis deviation, and myocardial ischemia, injury, and infarction. 

CVTT 1060, 120 hours: $546 

Telemetry Clinical 

Dependent on COVID-19 guidelines, may be offered, following completion of the above courses 

Clinical placement occurs after successful completion of the above courses and proficiency on a Rhythm Strip Exam.   

See Information Pages for specific clinical eligibility requirements. 

 

Certificate of completion? (208 hours, 20.8 CEU’s)

Upon completion of the above three courses, the student will receive a Certificate of Completion for the Telemetry Program.  

Please note: Upon completion of ECRD 1011 and/or EMSP 1050, the student will receive a Certificate of Completion for each course and is eligible for national certification examinations. 

COLLEGE LEVEL READING AND BASIC MATH SKILLS ARE REQUIRED 

Students must be able to add, subtract and multiply decimals.

 

Required books?

EKG Plain and Simple, 4th /e: ISBN-10: 0-13-452505-1 by Ellis 

  

Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnel5th edition, ISBN 978-1-260-06477-3.  

  

Books may be purchased from the HCC bookstore, Barnes & Noble (www.barnesandnoble.com), the publisher and other online sources. See the Potential Sources for Textbooks included in the packet.