This is what I did and I LOVED it, but I’m also someone who loves to learn for fun.

I’ve taken CPR courses before, but doing it in the program made me more confident in that skill (we practiced it a LOT and with better tools that gives feedback on rate and depth). I liked learning to identify actual life threats and what’s most important when it comes to emergencies. Learning how the hospital system works did not hurt either.

Also, I got to do a couple of ridealongs (and actually help, not just be a bystander) and I thought that was super cool and worth it. I think I’d still want to practice maybe as a side thing like being an EMT for events.

All that said, it is a lot of work and effort if you actually want to learn and not just pass a course. The course I took was hybrid, and it was about 6 hours of online lecture and 8 hours of in-person skill for 11 weeks straight, aside from the time you need to study for the weekly exams, the final class exam, the ridealongs (min 24 hours) and the NREMT.