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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
Programs
15
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,020
EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025
EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 15 programs: 15 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Chicago
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 43.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 11 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 48 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,704 EMT and paramedic awards at the 15 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 11 of 15 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 83% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $44,020 median for EMTs and paramedics ($21.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,750 to $135,490; 5,610 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $42,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 246 | 3.5 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | 81 | 10.5 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | 96 | 13.6 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | 142 | 14.7 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | 9 | 15.0 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | 264 | 16.9 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | 130 | 17.0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | 135 | 18.8 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | 116 | 22.4 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | 31 | 27.6 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland | Certificate | 2 | 29.1 |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Certificate | 110 | 30.7 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | 209 | 32.4 |
| Prairie State CollegeWIOA list | Chicago Heights | Certificate | 101 | 32.5 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | 32 | 43.3 |
- 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, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are 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