EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Cape Coral area

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,220

EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$876

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Cape Coral area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Cape Coral: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 4.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $876 to $4,500, middle $2,175 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 3 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 7 to 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 324 EMT and paramedic awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 4 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 86% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 90% (3 report it)
Pay here: $39,220 median for EMTs and paramedics ($18.85 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,030 to $68,200; 350 employed in the metro area; Florida median $39,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Hodges UniversityWIOA list	Fort Myers	WIOA list only	$4,500	Not reported		2.1
Florida SouthWestern State CollegeWIOA list	Fort Myers	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	261	2.8
Gulfside Medical Training InstituteWIOA list	Fort Myers	WIOA list only	$2,175	Not reported		3.0
Fort Myers Technical CollegeWIOA list	Fort Myers	Certificate	$876	3 months	63	4.5

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them EMT and paramedic.
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