PTC Paramedic Program receives national accreditation

In a meaningful accomplishment, the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Paramedic Program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

The college’s Paramedic Program, which was established in 2019, focuses on the complex medical knowledge and skills needed to care for and transport critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system.

Program Director Kile Antone said achieving accreditation is important for several reasons.

“Accreditation assures that we offer a quality education experience, a well-prepared and qualified workforce, and the community can be assured that, no matter where they are in the nation, our paramedics have received the education to deliver quality care in a consistent manner,” he said.

An accreditation team conducted a site visit to the PTC Paramedic Program in October 2023, only five months after Antone became the program’s director.

There are currently nine students enrolled in the year-long Paramedic Program, Antone said. These students represent emergency medical services agencies from Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties and the Irmo Fire Department.

The program’s lead instructor is Rodney Free.