EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,550

EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,700

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Sacramento: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 19.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $1,700 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 9 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 39 EMT and paramedic awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,550 median for EMTs and paramedics ($23.82 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,010 to $84,430; 1,250 employed in the metro area; California median $46,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
American River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	4	2.2
Sacramento State-College of Continuing EducationWIOA list	Sacramento	WIOA list only	$1,700		5.5
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	20	12.4
Folsom Lake College	Folsom	Certificate	Not reported	0	13.8
Sierra College	Rocklin	Certificate	Not reported	15	14.4
Woodland Community College	Woodland	Certificate	Not reported	0	19.3

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 53 of them EMT and paramedic.
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