CPR Classes
Western Dakota Technical College is an American Heart Association Training Center
Potential Instructors Information
Western Dakota Technical College welcomes individuals wishing to become BLS and/or HeartSaver instructors. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please fill out this form. Potential trainers must:
- Sign the WDTC Training Center affiliation agreement
- Understand financial and other requirements involved in being an American Heart Association trainer
- Successfully complete the American Heart Association Instructor Essentials online training
- Attend and successfully complete a WDTC Instructor Training course
- Attend required course observations and accommodate course monitoring by WDTC Lead Instructors
The cost of the Instructor Training Course is $225. Payment is due upon registration.
Upcoming class dates:
Friday, August 2, 2024
AHA Guidelines
Potential Participants Information
CPR and First Aid classes are open to the public. Currently, we offer two course options:BLS (Basic Life Support) is the CPR course designated for healthcare providers. It is a 4-hour course that covers CPR (adult, infant, and child) and AED. Though it has the "for healthcare providers" designation, anyone can take BLS.
HeartSaver is a First Aid/CPR/AED 5-hour course is designed for a more general audience.
Class Cost
- BLS for Healthcare Providers - $89 Regular*
- HeartSaver CPR, AED & First Aid - $98 Regular*
- BLS recertification class - $50 Regular*
If you cannot attend your scheduled course, please inform the Corporate Education Center as soon as possible by email (corped@wdt.edu) or phone (605-718-2962). Registration may be moved to a future class with availability, or a full refund may be offered for individuals giving at least 72 hours' notice or with an extenuating circumstance for a last-minute cancellation (sickness, death in the family, etc.). This is available one time per student. The full fee will be charged for all further registrations with no refund option.
Registration
Call WDTC Corporate Education at (605) 718-2962 to make payment for your registration. Register OnlineRecertification Classes are now being offered
We are once again offering the BLS recertification class. You will need to bring your current AHA eCard to show you are up for renewal. Cannot be expired more than 30 days.
Current dates include:
Friday, July 19, 8:00am to 11:00 am
Friday, August 16, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday, September 20, 8:00am to 11:00am
Friday, October 11, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Schedule
Day of the Week |
Date |
Course |
CERTIFICATION TIME |
CERTIFICATION TIME |
Friday | July 12 | BLS for Healthcare Providers - CLASS FULL! | 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | July 19 | BLS for Healthcare Providers-RECERT | Recert Class - 8am - 11am | |
Friday | August 2 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | 1pm - 5pm | |
Friday | August 16 | BLS for Healthcare Providers-RECERT | Recert Class - 1pm - 4pm | |
Friday | September 6 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | September 13 | HeartSaver | 8am - 2pm | |
Friday | September 20 | BLS for Healthcare Providers-RECERT | Recert Class - 8am - 11am | |
Friday | October 4 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | 1pm - 5pm | |
Friday | October 11 | BLS for Healthcare Providers-RECERT | Recert Class - 1pm - 4pm |
Professional Licensure and Certification
Professional licensure and certification requirements often vary from state to state. WDTC will not initially enroll students in an academic program leading to professional licensure or certification unless the College has confirmed the program meets all educational requirements of the state where the student is located, per WDTC’s Student Location policy, or intends to work after graduation.
If WDTC has not determined whether the program curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure or certification in the state you are located in or intend to work in after graduation, please contact the Vice President for Teaching and Learning for assistance by emailing Tiffany.Howe@wdt.edu or calling 605.718.2905.
As of May 22 2024:
- The program curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- The program curriculum does not meet educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states:
- WDTC has not determined whether the program curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states: AK, American Samoa, CA, DC, DE, Guam, ID, LA, MA, The Republic of the Marshall Islands, MD, ME, MI, The Federated States of Micronesia, NH, NJ, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, NV, The Republic of Palau, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, VA
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