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EMT and Paramedic Classes in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 35
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
EMT and Paramedic Classes in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 35 in Illinois: 35 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 35 public and 0 private; 2,342 EMT and paramedic completions in 2023-24 at the 34 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $42,260 a year for EMTs and paramedics in Illinois, against $44,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- 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.
- WIOA results
- 52 EMT and paramedic programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 82.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (11); $12,482 median earnings in that quarter (11) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 15 programs.
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 CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | 135 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 246 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | 209 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | 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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | 96 |
- 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, Illinois, read October 8, 2026.
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