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EMT and paramedic program at Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 327-7000 · School website

On North Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
3
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions as one group at this school
Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$57,584
Typical pay for EMTs and paramedicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$46,020

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Catawba Valley Community College awarded 3 EMT and paramedic credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 9 career program of 10 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)2Not reportedNot reported

On North Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)Emergency Medical Technician Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0904$180+ $421 books16 weeks, 15 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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