COURSES OFFERED

The primary purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. Training in Administering Emergency Oxygen, Bloodborne Pathogens, Epi-pen Auto-Injector, and Asthma is offered. In order to participate in this class, you must pass a pre-course which consists of a 300-yard continuous swim using front crawl and/or breaststroke, tread water for two minutes using only your legs, and a timed event which includes swimming 20 yards, picking up a 10 lb brick from the bottom of 7-10 feet of water and swimming it back to the side keeping both hands on the brick.

Blended courses that require a 7-hour online component must be completed before the first day of class. Check the class you register to for online.

The purpose of a review course is to give individuals the opportunity to review the content. The review course format optimizes participants ability to successfully complete the knowledge and skills. Individuals with a current Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED certificate must successfully complete the review course to earn recertification. In order to participate in this class, you must be present a current (or within 30 days of expiration) Red Cross Lifeguarding certification and pass the precourse. (300-yard continuous swim using front crawl and/or breaststroke, tread water for two minutes using legs only, and a timed event which includes swimming 20 yards, picking up a 10 lb. brick from the bottom of 7-10 feet of water and swimming it back to the side keeping both hands on the brick) Training in Administering Emergency Oxygen, Bloodborne Pathogens, Epi-pen Auto-Injector, and Asthma offered for additional $25 fee.

If your prior certification has expired more than 30 days of course, then you must attend a full lifeguard course.

The primary purpose of this course is to train instructors to teach basic level ARC lifeguarding, CPR/AED for professional Rescuers, Administering Emergency Oxygen and Bloodborne Pathogens classes. This course prepares instructor candidates to use course and presentation materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of candidates in a professional-level course.

In order to participate in this class, you must pass a pre-course which consists of a multi-rescuer response scenario, a timed scenario for water rescue & extrication(not to exceed 1 min 30 sec) followed by 3-min of 1-Rescuer CPR and an entries & approaches skill evaluation

*Lifeguard re-certification available for additional $25 fee.

*Training in Administering Emergency Oxygen, Bloodborne Pathogens, Epi-pen Auto-Injector, and Asthma offered for additional $25 fee.

This is a blended course that require a 2-hour online component to be completed before the first day of class.

The primary purpose of the American Red Cross Babysitters Course is to provide youth who are planning to babysit with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave; and learn about basic child care and basic first aid. Training in Pediatric CPR and First Aid is offered for additional $25 fee.