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EMT and paramedic program at Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO · Public 2-year · (573) 840-9600 · School website

On Missouri'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
13
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 30 graduates
$27,022
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$42,930
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $66 a month over 10 years
$6,250
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$57,584
Typical pay for EMTs and paramedicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Missouri
$42,160

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

Three Rivers College awarded 13 EMT and paramedic credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 9 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)8Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0904 Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)4Not reportedNot reported

On Missouri'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
Paramedic- 1 Year CertificateC1-certificate 1 Year But < 2 Year · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0904$11,764+ $1,075 books48 weeks, 36 hours a week34.8%SuppressedSuppressed23
Paramedic- AASAas-2 Year Degree · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0904$16,533+ $1,575 books72 weeks, 36 hours a week23.5%SuppressedSuppressed17

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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