EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Detroit area

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$42,050

EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Detroit area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Detroit: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 6.8 miles, farthest 18.8 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 5 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 116 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 326 EMT and paramedic awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 7 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 62% (5 report it)
Pay here: $42,050 median for EMTs and paramedics ($20.22 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,380 to $52,100; 1,450 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $39,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Henry Ford College	Dearborn	Certificate	20	6.8
Dorsey CollegeWIOA list	Madison Heights	Certificate	53	8.6
Wayne County Community College DistrictWIOA list	Detroit	Certificate	65	8.7
Macomb Community CollegeWIOA list	Warren	Certificate	4	12.3
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictWIOA list	Livonia	Certificate	9	12.9
Oakland Community College	Auburn Hills	Certificate	118	16.3
Dorsey College-WoodhavenWIOA list	Woodhaven	Certificate	57	18.8

WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 53 of them EMT and paramedic.
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