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EMT and paramedic programs in Illinois on the federal training list, by published cost
49 programs in Illinois’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $4 to $15; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4 | Paramedical Service | Lake Land College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 55 | — | 89% | $13,044 |
| 2 | $6 | Emergency Medical Services Degree Program | John A. Logan Community College | 68 wk · 40 hrs | 12 | — | 100% | $8,885 |
| 3 | $6 | EMT-B Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $6 | Paramedic-Certificate | Kishwaukee College | 38 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $6 | JWCC Paramedicine Certificate | John Wood Community College | 56 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $6 | Paramedicine AAS - JWCC | John Wood Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $6 | Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | Triton College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $8 | EMT Basic (COC)-FS185 | Joliet Junior College | 26 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $8 | Fire Science and EMS (AAS)-FS300 | Joliet Junior College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $8 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS/Fire Science) (AAS)-FS175 | Joliet Junior College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $10 | EMT | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges/FCC | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $10 | EMT-Certificate | Kishwaukee College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $10 | EMS Paramedic Degree | Kishwaukee College | 70 wk · 40 hrs | 15 | — | 100% | $16,264 |
| 14 | $11 | Emergency Medical Services Certificate Program | John A. Logan Community College | 56 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $11 | Emergency Medical Services Paramedic | Parkland College | 60 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician | Morton College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $11 | Paramedic | Illinois Central College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $11 | Paramedic Associate Degree | Kankakee Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) Certificate | Kankakee Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (EMT-P) Adv Cert | Kankakee Community College | 34 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $11 | Paramedical Services Certificate | Lake Land College | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic | Heartland Community College | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic | Illinois Valley Community College | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | Illinois Valley Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate | Harper College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $11 | Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | Moraine Valley Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 137 | — | 80% | $9,036 |
| 27 | $13 | Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic BVS | Elgin Comm. College District #509 | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $13 | Emergency Medical Technician Paramedical Services Certficate | Rend Lake College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $13 | Emergency Medical Technician Paramedical Services AAS Degree | Rend Lake College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $13 | Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certificate | Rend Lake College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $15 | Paramedic Certificate | Harper College | 32 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic AAS | Waubonsee Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $15 | Emergency Room Technician | Midwest Career Source | 9 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $15 | Paramedicine | Kaskaskia College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician | Parkland College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $15 | Emergency Medical Services Paramedic AAS | Parkland College | 76 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $15 | EMT II/Paramedic | Malcolm X College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $15 | EMT-B | Malcolm X College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician | Prairie State College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $15 | Emergency Medical Services | Richland Community College | 76 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate | College Of DuPage | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 285 | — | 69% | $10,095 |
| 42 | $15 | Paramedicine AAS-PMED | Lewis and Clark Community College | 76 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificate | Black Hawk College | 56 wk · 40 hrs | 55 | — | 76% | $12,264 |
| 44 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | Wilco Area Career Center | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $15 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician | Lincoln Land Community College | 24 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $15 | Paramedic Certificate of Completion | Lincoln Land Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | Lincoln Land Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $15 | EMT-Paramedic Certificate | Waubonsee Community College | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $15 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Certificate | Waubonsee Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,236 programs for Illinois in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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