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EMT and paramedic programs in Michigan on the federal training list, by published cost
36 programs in Michigan’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $1,450 to $32,354; 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 | $1,450 | EMS Instructor/Coordinator Training | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | 10 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $1,950 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Agape Health Care Schools - Traverse City | 18 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $2,200 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Tri-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Inc. | 17 wk · 16 hrs | 63 | 76% | — | — |
| 4 | $2,309 | Emergency Medical Technician | Thompson M-TEC | 18 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $2,500 | EMT Paramedic | Gogebic Community College | 24 wk · 11 hrs | 18 | 61% | — | — |
| 6 | $2,500 | Emergency Medical Technician Initial Education | Life Support Training Institute | 42 wk · 12 hrs | 67 | 100% | 85% | $12,559 |
| 7 | $2,895 | Emergency Medical Technician | Dorsey College - Grand Rapids | 15 wk · 12 hrs | 49 | 73% | 85% | $7,361 |
| 8 | $2,895 | Emergency Medical Technician | Dorsey College - Woodhaven | 15 wk · 12 hrs | 42 | 71% | 82% | $7,140 |
| 9 | $3,020 | Emergency Medical Technician | Dorsey College - Madison Heights | 15 wk · 12 hrs | 53 | 83% | 72% | $8,606 |
| 10 | $3,780 | Emergency Medical Technician - Credential | Southwestern Michigan College | 30 wk · 7 hrs | 9 | 78% | — | — |
| 11 | $4,000 | Emergency Medical Technician | Mott Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 13 | 46% | — | — |
| 12 | $4,713 | Emergency Medical Technician (non-degree) | North Central Michigan College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $6,146 | Emergency Medical Technology | Schoolcraft College | 52 wk · 6 hrs | 23 | — | 76% | $10,781 |
| 14 | $6,524 | Emergency Medical Technology: Paramedic Certificate | Schoolcraft College | 52 wk · 10 hrs | 6 | — | 76% | $10,781 |
| 15 | $6,749 | Emergency Medical Services | Jackson College | 52 wk · 16 hrs | 17 | 100% | 95% | $9,012 |
| 16 | $7,323 | Mobile medical Response | Northwest MI Council of Governments | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $7,764 | Emergency Medical Services | Oakland Community College | 90 wk · 12 hrs | 204 | 4% | 77% | $7,893 |
| 18 | $8,824 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic | Macomb Community College | 37 wk · 26 hrs | 13 | — | 100% | $7,348 |
| 19 | $9,695 | Paramedic | Dorsey College - Grand Rapids | 52 wk · 12 hrs | 31 | 58% | 93% | $16,186 |
| 20 | $9,695 | Paramedic | Dorsey College - Madison Heights | 52 wk · 12 hrs | 30 | 47% | 90% | $15,300 |
| 21 | $9,695 | Paramedic | Dorsey College - Woodhaven | 52 wk · 12 hrs | 33 | 27% | 92% | $17,703 |
| 22 | $9,995 | Paramedic Initial Education | Life Support Training Institute | 62 wk · 15 hrs | 16 | 100% | — | — |
| 23 | $10,450 | Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic | Tri-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Inc. | 76 wk · 16 hrs | 17 | 76% | 73% | $15,615 |
| 24 | $10,495 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT - Basic) | Bay College | 32 wk · 21 hrs | 6 | 67% | 75% | $5,861 |
| 25 | $11,501 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic | Macomb Community College | 76 wk · 22 hrs | 43 | 12% | 90% | $12,565 |
| 26 | $12,745 | Paramedic | American Training Institute | 64 wk · 12 hrs | 16 | 63% | — | — |
| 27 | $14,689 | Emergency Medical Technology | Schoolcraft College | 106 wk · 10 hrs | 14 | 36% | 94% | $17,735 |
| 28 | $14,863 | Paramedic (0272) | Lansing Community College | 60 wk · 19 hrs | 9 | 67% | 74% | $13,650 |
| 29 | $15,486 | Allied Health | St. Clair County Community College | 32 wk · 34 hrs | 37 | — | 100% | $4,862 |
| 30 | $15,728 | Emergency Medical Technology | Wayne County Community College District | 40 wk · 15 hrs | 16 | 69% | 85% | $9,727 |
| 31 | $16,512 | Paramedic Training Certificate | Lake Superior State University | 30 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $20,856 | Paramedic | Bay de Noc Community College | 72 wk · 26 hrs | 11 | 64% | 38% | $11,484 |
| 33 | $21,529 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic | West Shore Community College | 68 wk · 15 hrs | 11 | 100% | 100% | $17,365 |
| 34 | $21,600 | Paramedic | Bay College | 68 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $22,312 | Emergency Medical Services (0276) | Lansing Community College | 92 wk · 28 hrs | 12 | — | 68% | $14,042 |
| 36 | $32,354 | Paramedic Technology | Lake Superior State University | 32 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,402 programs for Michigan 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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This page sorts EMT and paramedic programs in Michigan by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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