EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Baltimore area

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Baltimore area at a glance

Open to the public

6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Baltimore

1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.6 miles, farthest 34.0 miles

Length on the WIOA list

4 listed programs give weeks: 18 to 60 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

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

On the WIOA list

4 of 6 on Maryland's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 65% (4 report it)

Pay here

$48,330 median for EMTs and paramedics ($23.24 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,730 to $85,290; 2,140 employed in the metro area; Maryland median $48,100 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

EMT and paramedic programs, nearest to Baltimore 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, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Maryland: 734 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them EMT and paramedic.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill