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EMT and Paramedic Classes in Illinois
Illinois has 35 EMT and paramedic programs in our files: 35 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
35
all sources
Median pay
$42,260
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025; U.S. $44,470
On the WIOA list
52
EMT and paramedic programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area15 programs · median pay $44,020
Every EMT and paramedic program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Certificate | 6 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeWIOA list | Galesburg | Certificate | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Certificate | 135 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 246 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | 209 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | 130 |
| Heartland Community CollegeWIOA list | Normal | Certificate | 98 |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Certificate | 1 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | 44 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Certificate | 44 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | 48 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | 28 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | 6 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | 31 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Certificate | 16 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | 18 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | 32 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | 22 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey | Certificate | 27 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | 68 |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Certificate | 110 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | 264 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | 9 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | 142 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | 98 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | 101 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | 13 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | 16 |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Certificate | 2 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland | Certificate | 2 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Certificate | 74 |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Certificate | 9 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | 81 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | 116 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | 96 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 52 of them EMT and paramedic.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.