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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the San Francisco area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Programs
10
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$51,480
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$995
of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
EMT and Paramedic Classes in the San Francisco area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from San Francisco
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 21.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 10 list one: $995 to $3,000, middle $1,718 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 5 to 32 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 196 EMT and paramedic awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 10 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 100% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $51,480 median for EMTs and paramedics ($24.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,120 to $87,690; 3,580 employed in the metro area; California median $46,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to San Francisco first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt College | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 81 | 1.1 |
| Project HeartbeatWIOA list | Oakland | WIOA list only | $3,000 | Not reported | 5.4 | |
| Berkeley Adult SchoolWIOA list | Berkeley | WIOA list only | $995 | Not reported | 7.9 | |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 11.7 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USDWIOA list | Concord | Certificate | $1,718 | 5 months | 23 | 13.8 |
| Contra Costa CollegeWIOA list | San Pablo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 14.6 |
| City College of San FranciscoWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 78 | 16.2 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 20.2 |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 21.2 |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 21.9 |
- 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 53 of them EMT and paramedic.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area15 programs
- Riverside area6 programs
- Sacramento area6 programs
- Oxnard area4 programs
- San Diego area3 programs