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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
9
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$40,100
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$8,000
of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Miami
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.0 miles, farthest 43.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 9 list one: $8,000 to $21,483, middle $13,185 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 14 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 28 to 29 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,092 EMT and paramedic awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 9 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $40,100 median for EMTs and paramedics ($19.28 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,480 to $81,730; 1,110 employed in the metro area; Florida median $39,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 1.0 |
| City College-Hollywood | Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 5.0 |
| Broward College | Fort Lauderdale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 273 | 5.3 |
| Emergency Educational InstWIOA list | Coral Springs | WIOA list only | $8,000 | Not reported | 12.2 | |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 271 | 22.1 |
| American Medical Academy | Miami | Certificate | $21,483 | 14 months | 310 | 31.8 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 35.9 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 199 | 36.6 |
| Health Career Institute-IsWIOA list | West Palm Beach | WIOA list only | $13,185 | Not reported | 43.7 |
- 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them EMT and paramedic.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Orlando area7 programs
- Tampa area6 programs
- Cape Coral area4 programs
- Port St. Lucie area3 programs