American Heart Association CPR Courses

American Heart Association CPR Courses

Please email healthcareers@odessa.edu or call 432.335.6334 about dates, times, and course pre-requisites prior to enrolling. Please visit the CPR Website and review the upcoming classes on the calendar at the bottom of the page. Once payment has been made, contact healthcareers@odessa.edu and let them know which class date/time you want to be enrolled in.


The AHA Heartsaver CPR AED course is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. The Heartsaver CPR AED course trains participants to give CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). (Recommended for the General Public) Register through OC Wrangler Sports Center - https://wranglersports.com

Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS HCP) course is specifically for healthcare providers and professional rescuers. The 4 hour class will cover Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Additionally, this course will provide students with life savings skills not only for adults but for children and infants. (Recommended for Health Careers students)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)course is for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response. The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is geared towards healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units.

Instructor Essentials Course (Heartsaver/BLS/ACLS/PALS)is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning BLS Provider courses. It educates instructor candidates on how to use AHA Instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses. BLS Instructor Essentials Online is the self-directed, online portion of the BLS Instructor Essentials blended learning course. Course content covers steps for becoming an AHA Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. This course includes core information about instructing AHA BLS Provider courses, followed by course-specific information.

In-Person Instruction: Heartsaver CPR AED First Aid - up to 4 Hours $75
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS HCP) - up to 4 Hours $75
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course - up to 12 Hours or 2 days $300
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) UPDATE Course - up to 8 Hours $300
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course - up to 12 Hours or 2 days $300
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) UPDATE Course - up to 8 Hours $300


HeartCode Hybrid Instruction: Offered for those with a previously held Provider Card or Medical Professionals No Heartcode online classes taken outside of Odessa College will be accepted. Both the online class and skills portion must be taken with the approval of the Director of Health Careers through Odessa College – a link to the approved online class will be provided.
No outside classes will be approved to do skills only checkoffs. You must do both through Odessa College.
HeartCode BLS - self-paced with required skills check included $75
HeartCode ACLS - self-paced with required skills check included $300
HeartCode PALS - self-paced with required skills check included $300
*Skills checks will be scheduled after student has completed the online course and has earned a certificate of completion.

BLS Instructor Essentials Course $50 each
Instructor Essentials BLS (includes Heartsaver) $50
Instructor Essentials ACLS $50
Instructor Essentials PALS $50