EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$38,890

EMTs and paramedics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,995

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

EMT and Paramedic Classes in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Houston: none within 10 miles; nearest 11.1 miles, farthest 45.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 9 list one: $1,995 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 4 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 245 EMT and paramedic awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $38,890 median for EMTs and paramedics ($18.70 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,610 to $53,690; 2,680 employed in the metro area; Texas median $37,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	24	11.1
Alvin Community College	Alvin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	43	11.8
College of Health Care Professions	Houston	Certificate	$1,995	4 months	4	12.2
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	40	13.9
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	17.9
College of the Mainland	Texas City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	8	19.8
Galveston College	Galveston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	33.6
Brazosport College	Lake Jackson	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	36.8
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	99	45.0

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 67 of them EMT and paramedic.
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