American Red Cross Lifeguard Course
The American Red Cross (ARC) Lifeguard course is a course designed to take entry level participants with no previous knowledge and turn them into professional rescuers.
This certification is a nationally recognized course allowing successful participants to lifeguard at pools. Once completed, the new lifeguard can take this certification and move on to certifications that allow them to guard in beach environments.
Typical course details: While each course may vary, most of our courses follow the following details. The goal is to provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively assist others if an emergency arises.
- Each course has online and in person segments
- Online material takes approximately 7 hours to complete
- In person training is scheduled for 20 hours
- Courses begin with the pre-course (included within the 20 hours)
General schedule: Most courses are taught using the intensive format over 3 days. This lets participants complete the entire certification in a weekend and start working the day after.
- Day 1 – Pre-course skills test, entries, approaches, victim recognition, assisting distressed swimmers, rescuing an active drowning victim, rescuing a passive drowning victim
- Day 2 – Performing a primary assessment and treating breathing emergencies, treating cardiac emergencies, and first aid
- Day 3 – Rescuing a spinal victim, what to do when things don’t go as practiced, lifeguard written exam and practical skills testing
- **Please note that is a general outline, sessions will be adapted based on course schedule
To participate and pass the course: Participants must meet a variety of criteria to participate and pass the course successfully.
- 15 years of age by the last day of the class
- Pass the pre-course skills test
- Attend all scheduled course time
- Pass written exam with 80% or better
- Pass scenario based skills test
June 3-4
Lifeguard Course
June 3- 9:00-7:30pm
June 4 – 9:00-7:30pm
COURSE FULL
June 9-11
Lifeguard Course
June 10 – 8:00-4:30pm
Where:
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
June 15-18
Lifeguard Course
June 17 – 9:00-5:30pm
Where:
Suffolk Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Road
Commack NY 11725
June 23-25
Lifeguard Course
June 24- 8:00-4:30pm
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
July 1-2
Lifeguard Course
July 1- 9:00-7:30pm
July 2 – 9:00-7:30pm
July 6-9
Lifeguard Course
July 8 – 9:00-5:30pm
Where:
Suffolk Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Road
Commack NY 11725
July 7-9
Lifeguard Course
July 8- 8:00-4:30pm
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
July 15-16
Lifeguard Course
July 15- 9:00-7:30pm
July 16 – 9:00-7:30pm
July 21-23
Lifeguard Course
July 22- 8:00-4:30pm
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
July 22-23
Lifeguard Course
July 22- 9:00-7:30pm
July 23 – 9:00-7:30pm
July 29-30
Lifeguard Course
July 29- 9:00-7:30pm
July 30 – 9:00-7:30pm
August 4-6
Lifeguard Course
August 5- 8:00-4:30pm
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
August 5-6
Lifeguard Course
August 5- 9:00-7:30pm
August 6 – 9:00-7:30pm
August 12-13
Lifeguard Course
August 12- 9:00-7:30pm
August 13- 9:00-7:30pm
August 17-20
Lifeguard Course
August 17- 6:00-9:00pm
August 19 – 9:00-5:30pm
Where:
Suffolk Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Road
Commack NY 11725
August 18-20
Lifeguard Course
August 19- 8:00-4:30pm
Summit Aquatics Center
100 Ashwood Ave
Summit NJ 07901
August 19-20
Lifeguard Course
August 19- 9:00-7:30pm
August 26-27
Lifeguard Course
August 26- 9:00-7:30pm
August 27 – 9:00-7:30pm