| Date of event | Announced June 11, 2026; pinning ceremony June 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Primary location | UAM College of Technology-McGehee, McGehee |
| Key entities | UAM-CTM EMS program, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians |
| Outcome | Six of six students passed on the first attempt |
McGEHEE — All six students in the 2025–2026 paramedic class at the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) passed the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) paramedic exam on their first attempt, the college announced June 11, 2026.
It is the program’s first 100% first-attempt pass rate since May 2022.
UAM-CTM Paramedic Class Results
- Class size: six students
- Training: hundreds of hours of classroom instruction, advanced life support training, and clinical and field rotations
- Graduates’ employers: Oak Grove and Lake Providence, Louisiana, ambulance services, and Emergency Ambulance Service in Pine Bluff
- Pinning ceremony: 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at UAM-CTM commencement, Drew Central High School
EMS program director and instructor Manda Leftwich-Tharp commented in the release.
“I could not be prouder of these six individuals and what they have accomplished.”
Manda Leftwich-Tharp, EMS program director and instructor, UAM-CTM
EMT Class Applications
The program is taking applications for its next EMT class. Call UAM-CTM in McGehee at (870) 222-5360. Related: UAM-CTM commencement for more than 170 graduates and the McGehee news archive.
Source: University of Arkansas at Monticello (June 11, 2026).
