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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area
Programs
9
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$39,500
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,500
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Phoenix area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Phoenix
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 35.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 9 list one: $1,500 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 16 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,096 EMT and paramedic awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 9 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $39,500 median for EMTs and paramedics ($18.99 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $33,860 to $49,660; 2,840 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $39,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Phoenix first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 1.9 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 291 | 4.3 |
| East Valley Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 4.7 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Certificate | $1,500 | 5 months | 112 | 6.8 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 168 | 10.0 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 11.3 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 133 | 17.8 |
| Glendale Community CollegeWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 309 | 18.4 |
| Central Arizona CollegeWIOA list | Coolidge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 35.0 |
- 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, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them EMT and paramedic.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill