Barton Community College EMS Education

05/20/2026

When college leadership steps into the ambulance simulator to support pediatric EMS education, it sends a powerful message: caring for children matters.

Today, on EMS for Children Day during EMS Week 2026, we are reminded that some of the smallest patients will one day depend on someone in the back of an ambulance to know exactly what to do.

That preparation starts here.

At Barton, students train through hands-on pediatric simulations designed to build not only skill and confidence, but compassion for children and families experiencing some of the hardest moments of their lives.

We are thankful for leaders like Vice President Elaine Simmons, and others who continue supporting healthcare education and investing in the future of EMS.

Because somewhere in the future, this training may help save someone’s child.

05/19/2026

Safety matters for everyone on scene.

Today we recognize the importance of keeping EMS providers, patients, and communities safe. From roadway awareness to proper lifting techniques, scene safety, mental wellness, and teamwork, every safe decision protects both caregivers and those they serve.

EMS professionals face unique challenges every day, but through preparation, communication, and looking out for one another, we continue building stronger and safer systems of care.

Thank you to all the providers and agencies who prioritize safety while serving their communities with professionalism and dedication.

05/18/2026

Not only does EMS save lives but EMS Education changes lives.

Every EMT, AEMT, and paramedic started somewhere: a classroom, a skills lab, a first patient assessment, a mentor who believed in them.

At Barton EMS Education, students gain hands-on experience, supportive instruction, clinical opportunities, and real-world preparation designed to build competent, compassionate caregivers ready to serve their communities.

From rural Kansas to military communities and beyond, Barton EMS students continue making an impact across healthcare.

If you have ever thought about a career in EMS, now is the time to take the first step.

Applications are open for upcoming cohorts.

05/17/2026

EMS Week 2026 Theme: Improving Outcomes, Together.🩺Health, Wellness & Resilience Day

Behind every ambulance response is a team of people committed to serving others with compassion, professionalism, and resilience.

At Barton EMS Education, we know great providers are built not only through education and training, but also through support, wellness, and community.

Whether you are a current provider, future student, family member, or community supporter, thank you for being part of the mission to strengthen EMS across Kansas and beyond.

Interested in becoming an EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic?
There has never been a greater need for compassionate caregivers and strong leaders in healthcare and EMS.

Check out our website: ems.bartonccc.edu

Join a program focused on hands-on learning, innovation, and preparing providers for real-world success.

05/15/2026

There is something powerful about watching students walk across that stage knowing they are no longer just learners. They are future providers, future leaders, future lifesavers.

Behind every graduation is late nights, hard scenarios, stressful tests, teamwork, sacrifice, and growth. EMS is not easy, and it is not supposed to be. The communities we serve deserve competent, compassionate caregivers ready to answer the call on someone’s worst day.

Today, they graduate.
Tomorrow, they serve.

Barton EMS Education is proud of every student who chose this path and refused to quit. The journey is just beginning.

05/14/2026

At Barton EMS Education, we are not just teaching skills.
We are building people.

Every lab, every scenario, every internship shift, and every difficult conversation is shaping providers who can think critically, lead confidently, and care deeply for patients in moments that matter most.

Competence matters.
Compassion matters.
You need both in EMS.

That is the heart behind what we do every day across every Barton EMS campus. Creating competent, compassionate caregivers prepared to serve rural Kansas and beyond.

05/13/2026

There are moments in EMS that remind us why this profession matters so deeply.

Recently, EMS Director Schroeder, Captain Elea Cook, Paramedic Kelly Depiesse, ECFD Company 5, and EMT Dawson VonFeldt were recognized with the EMS Field Save Award. A “field save” means more than medicine, lights, or protocols. It means a life interrupted by crisis was given another chance. It means a patient regained a pulse in the field and survived to leave the hospital with little or no neurological impairment. In the world of EMS, that is one of the greatest outcomes imaginable.

What makes this even more meaningful to us at Barton EMS Education is seeing both current and former Barton students standing side by side in that moment. Watching our graduates and students answer the call with skill, composure, compassion, and teamwork is the reason we do what we do.

To Danita,Kelly, Elea, and Dawson — thank you. Thank you for the sacrifices no one sees. Thank you for the late nights, the stress, the continuing pursuit of excellence, and the willingness to walk into someone else’s worst day. This recognition is not just about one call. It reflects countless hours of training, preparation, and heart.

These are the moments that define EMS. Not glory. Not recognition. But human beings using their knowledge and compassion to pull another human being back from the edge.

Barton EMS Education is incredibly proud of you all. You represent exactly what we strive to create every day: competent, compassionate caregivers.

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor. The ripple effect of what you did will live far beyond that single call.

Firefighter Matt VanDyke handing EMT Dawson VonFeldt an EMS Field Save Award during the El

05/11/2026

Barton EMS Education enrollment for Fall 2026 EMT and AEMT classes opened April 8th.

Whether you are looking to start your EMS journey or take the next step into advanced emergency care, we have classes available at:

• Great Bend
• Grandview Plaza
• Fort Riley

EMT and AEMT courses are designed for real-world EMS through hands-on labs, simulations, internships, critical thinking, and patient care experiences.

We are not just teaching students to pass tests.
We are creating competent, compassionate caregivers ready to serve their communities.

Seats are limited and classes traditionally fill quickly.

If you have been thinking about EMS, now is the time.

Apply today at ems.bartonccc.edu

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from Barton EMS Education.

None of us would be here without moms.
Not the providers.
Not the students.
Not the instructors.
Not the patients.

Today we celebrate the mothers working in EMS, the mothers raising future providers, the moms married to EMS providers holding everything together at home, and the moms answering the phone at 2am when life falls apart.

M.O.M.
Masters Of Medicine.

Because let’s be honest… our students quickly learn that when a child is sick or injured, the best patient historian on scene is usually Mom. No offense dads, your day is coming, we promise.

But today belongs to the women who somehow carry compassion, strength, sacrifice, worry, and unconditional love all at the same time.

The moms who stay awake until their child gets home safely.
The moms who miss holidays because they are on the ambulance.
The moms who hold families together while their spouse is out serving the community.

EMS sees people on some of their worst days, and many of us learned how to care for people because of the example our mothers set long before we ever stepped onto an ambulance.

Thank you for the sacrifices nobody sees.
Thank you for the love people never outgrow.
Thank you for being Mom.

05/08/2026

It is Teacher Appreciation Week, and honestly… most educators will never fully know the impact they had on someone’s life.

Especially EMS educators.

Because teaching EMS is different.

It is staying late after class because a student is struggling and pretending you are not tired.
It is watching students freeze during scenarios and helping them rebuild confidence.
It is trying to teach someone how to stay calm while another human being is dying in front of them.
It is hearing “I passed boards” months later and feeling proud like a parent.

Sometimes it is frustrating.
Sometimes it is exhausting.
Sometimes you wonder if students were even listening at all.

Then one day a former student walks into a cardiac arrest, delivers a baby, comforts a scared patient, saves a life, or simply treats somebody’s grandmother with compassion… and suddenly all the long nights, messy labs, broken mannequins, stress, and caffeine somehow feel worth it.

EMS educators do not just teach skills.
They help shape the people communities depend on during their worst moments.

So this week, thank you to all educators.
But especially the EMS instructors, preceptors, lab assistants, and mentors helping build the next generation of competent, compassionate caregivers.

You probably do not hear it enough.
But what you do matters more than you know.