EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Atlanta area

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Atlanta area at a glance

Open to the public

6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Atlanta

1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 41.9 miles

Length on the WIOA list

4 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 16 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

337 EMT and paramedic awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

4 of 6 on Georgia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 71% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 53% (3 report it)

Pay here

$47,500 median for EMTs and paramedics ($22.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,210 to $57,610; 3,090 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $45,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Atlanta first

• 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them EMT and paramedic.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill