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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Orlando area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area
Programs
7
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$38,510
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,000
of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Orlando area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Orlando
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.9 miles, farthest 21.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 7 list one: $2,000 to $5,043, middle $2,215 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 6 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 30 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 538 EMT and paramedic awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 7 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 76% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 59% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $38,510 median for EMTs and paramedics ($18.52 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $33,810 to $55,980; Florida median $39,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Orlando first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City College-Altamonte Springs | Altamonte Springs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 2.9 |
| City College-Allied Health Programs FL, LLC - CSCFWIOA list | Altamonte Springs | WIOA list only | $2,148 | Not reported | 3.0 | |
| Valencia CollegeWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 172 | 7.7 |
| Seminole State College of FloridaWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 285 | 10.7 |
| Orlando Medical Institute-CSBWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $2,215 | Not reported | 11.5 | |
| First Response Training Group, Llc.-Is-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $2,000 | Not reported | 12.2 | |
| Lake Technical CollegeWIOA list | Eustis | Certificate | $5,043 | 11 months | 76 | 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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
- Miami area9 programs
- Tampa area6 programs
- Cape Coral area4 programs
- Port St. Lucie area3 programs