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EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Chicago area
15 EMT and paramedic programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
15
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,020
EMTs and paramedics, BLS 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 College | 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 College | Elgin | Certificate | 130 | 17.0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 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 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- 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