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EMT and paramedic program at Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, CO · Public 4-year · (303) 914-6600 · School website

On Colorado's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

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
262
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 45 graduates
$104,021
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$116,766
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
$9,500
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$57,584
Typical pay for EMTs and paramedicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$45,750

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

Red Rocks Community College awarded 262 EMT and paramedic credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 15 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)232Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)23Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)7Not reportedNot reported

On Colorado'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 Services 1No Credential Name · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0904$1,749+ $400 books240 weeks, 50 hours a week42.4%SuppressedSuppressed236
Emergency Medical Services 2No Credential Name · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0904$1,886+ $750 books250 weeks, 50 hours a week30.4%SuppressedSuppressed56

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).

DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.

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