AI Rate Professor

EMT & Paramedic

Cowen Alan

EMT1301 · EMT96 · EMT100 · FIRETECH096 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
29.17%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you already know medicine and can handle tough love; otherwise go elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyDiscouragingLecture heavyHilarious but harsh
  • Extremely hard EMT course with huge midterms and finals and .
  • Many students feel unprepared for NREMT and .
  • A minority praise his knowledge and humor, but most warn beginners away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A requires heavy studying and surviving huge exams; grades.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students describe , and exams that feel harder than NREMT prep.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory and participation as critical to passing.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and recent comments mostly say save money and go elsewhere despite older fans.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate; students report and .

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

, and very long exams make the workload intense.

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

some love his stories and expertise, many say lectures are outdated or leave them self-teaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Midterms and 150-question finals dominate outcomes, with papers and participation also counting.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person EMT and fire tech courses feel like academic roulette: , and frequent advice to drop or rethink EMS careers.

Main concern

, and weak prep for NREMT.

What students said

“Be ready to fail with false hope.”
FIRETECH096
“mid term is 120 and final exam is 150 questions with ”
FIRETECH096
“Dr.Cowen is one of the most respected professors I have ever had.”
EMT96

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

many say poorly match NREMT.

Large multiple-choice examsNo retakesMidterm around 120 questionsFinal around 150 questionsIn-person final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and limited alignment to NREMT.

Large multiple-choice examsNo retakesMidterm around 120 questionsFinal around 150 questions
“final is 150 questions”
FIRETECH096
“mid term is 120 and final exam is 150 questions with ”
FIRETECH096

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“not trying to scare you go somewhere else !”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting exam pressure, career discouragement, and polarized respect. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Felt like I wasn't being taught valuable emt LA county protocol professor is very old school.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“Save your money and go somewhere else .”

📝

28/100

“mid term is 120 and final exam is 150 questions with ”

❤️ Tough Love Split

55/100

“He may come off as grumpy or tough to some, but he cares a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Always told great EMT stories and was an amazing teacher
  • Felt like I wasn't being taught valuable emt LA county protocol
  • the study group I was in taught me more than what Cowan did

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be ready to fail with false hope.
  • It is extremely heavy and as your first class ever.
  • Even though I passed the class I felt not prepared for the national registry :/

Theme 3

💔 About Character & Morale

  • he is very discouraging and he never made me wanna come back to his class.
  • Made me feel not welcomed
  • rude and will discourage you.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews spanning years show , and mixed personality, with recent comments especially negative.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 514

Course coverage

FIRETECH09619 reviews
EMT966 reviews
EMT1001 review
EMT13011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 3

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 8