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$500,000 grant helps Prairie State College start a paramedic training program

Prairie State College is using a $500,000 grant from Cook County to establish a paramedic training program that will begin accepting students this fall.

The Urban Area Security Initiative Award was given to PSC by the county’s Department of Emergency Management & Regional Security. Andy Binanti, dean of PSC’s Allied Health and Emergency Services programs, said the grant will help cover costs as PSC gets the paramedic program up and running. 

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