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EMT and paramedic programs in Missouri on the federal training list, by published cost
39 programs in Missouri’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $0 to $18,465; 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 | $0 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp., Daeoc | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 16 | 75% | — | — |
| 2 | $1,212 | Emergency Medical Technician | Moberly Area Community College (MACC), Moberly | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 29 | 83% | — | — |
| 3 | $1,214 | EMT Class | Monroe City Ambulance District | 24 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,315 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | Macon Area Career And Technical Education Center | 24 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1,500 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | Rolla Technical Institute/center | 16 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1,550 | Central Jackson County Fire Protection District EMT Program | Central Jackson County Fire Protection District-Fire & Ems E | 23 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,600 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (emt-B) | Excelsior Springs Area Career Center | 28 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $1,815 | EMT | Grand River Technical School | 21 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,830 | Emergency Medical Technology | St. Louis Community College, District | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 9 | 56% | — | — |
| 10 | $1,999 | Emergency Medical Technician | Adair Cty Ambulance District - Academy | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $2,000 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - BASIC (EMT-B) | VERNON COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT | 28 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $2,150 | Emergency Medical Technician | University Of Missouri-Kansas City (umkc) | 17 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $2,165 | Emergency Medical Technology | Jefferson College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $2,500 | Emergency Medical Technician | East Central College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | 21 | 67% | — | — |
| 15 | $2,826 | Paramedicine EMT Basic | Ozarks Technical Community College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | 135 | 69% | 30% | $10,521 |
| 16 | $3,655 | Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | Missouri Southern State University, Joplin | 26 wk · 36 hrs | 29 | 86% | 25% | $8,183 |
| 17 | $3,696 | Advanced EMT (AEMT) 1 Year | Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff | 16 wk · 26 hrs | 16 | — | — | — |
| 18 | $7,390 | Paramedic | Grand River Technical School | 48 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $7,460 | Paramedic Technology: CP | St. Louis Community College, District | 68 wk · 18 hrs | 65 | 95% | 90% | $13,071 |
| 20 | $7,825 | Paramedic Technician | Adair Cty Ambulance District - Academy | 52 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $8,100 | Emt Fast Track To Paramedic | Excelsior Springs Area Career Center | 192 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $8,227 | Paramedic | University of Missouri-Columbia | 52 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $8,750 | Central Jackson County Fire Protection District Paramedic Program | Central Jackson County Fire Protection District-Fire & Ems E | 72 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $8,800 | National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic | Johnson County Ambulance District Training Center | 30 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $9,970 | Paramedic Technology: AAS | St. Louis Community College, District | 102 wk · 17 hrs | 16 | 75% | — | — |
| 26 | $10,243 | Paramedic | University Of Missouri-Kansas City (umkc) | 73 wk · 30 hrs | 14 | 100% | — | — |
| 27 | $11,495 | Paramedic | Pike Lincoln Technical Center | 50 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $12,839 | Paramedic- 1 Year Certificate | Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff | 48 wk · 36 hrs | 54 | 30% | 46% | $13,420 |
| 29 | $13,475 | Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic | Jefferson College | 56 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $13,556 | Paramedicine Certificate | Ozarks Technical Community College | 32 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $13,556 | Paramedicine Certificate | Ozarks Technical Community College, Waynesville | 40 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $14,050 | Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic | Jefferson College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 48 | 29% | 52% | $11,721 |
| 33 | $14,832 | Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic | North Central Missouri College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $15,433 | Paramedic Certificate | Missouri Southern State University, Joplin | 78 wk · 36 hrs | 19 | 74% | 57% | $4,744 |
| 35 | $18,108 | Paramedic- AAS | Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff | 72 wk · 36 hrs | 41 | 12% | 30% | $13,319 |
| 36 | $18,465 | Paramedicine AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College, Fort Leonard Wood | 64 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $18,465 | Paramedicine AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College, Hollister | 64 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $18,465 | Paramedicine AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 8 | 38% | — | — |
| 39 | $18,465 | Paramedicine AAS | Ozarks Technical Community College, Waynesville | 64 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,908 programs for Missouri 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 Missouri 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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