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EKG Technician Programs in the New Orleans area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,130
cardiovascular technologists and technicians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,345
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
EKG Technician Programs in the New Orleans area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from New Orleans
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.4 miles, farthest 8.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $4,345 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 4 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 50 EKG tech awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $46,130 median for cardiovascular technologists and technicians ($22.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,310 to $94,620; 190 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $50,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EKG tech programs, nearest to New Orleans first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 0.4 |
| Healthcare Training InstituteWIOA list | Kenner | Certificate | $4,345 | 1 month | 2 | 8.4 |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 8.7 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 23 of them EKG tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill