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EMT and paramedic programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost
77 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $195 to $22,447; 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 | $195 | WD - EMS-4200D4 Emergency Medical Technician | Wake Technical Community College | 7 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $280 | EMT Initial-Night | Sampson Community College | 16 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $321 | Emergency Medical Tech | Southeastern Community College | 10 wk · 35 hrs | 74 | 65% | 71% | $11,348 |
| 4 | $347 | EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Initial | Rockingham Community College | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 111 | 78% | 72% | $9,324 |
| 5 | $360 | Emergency Medical Technician | Vance-Granville Community College | 21 wk · 14 hrs | 54 | 67% | 59% | $12,503 |
| 6 | $370 | EMT | Roanoke-Chowan Community College | 6 wk · 32 hrs | 12 | 58% | 90% | $7,132 |
| 7 | $377 | Paramedic (B) | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 483 | — | 31% | $17,888 |
| 8 | $403 | Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT Basic) | Surry Community College | 24 wk · 10 hrs | 68 | 85% | 75% | $10,090 |
| 9 | $405 | Emergency Medical Technician | Wilson Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 26 | 88% | 92% | $11,488 |
| 10 | $408 | Emergency Medical Responder | Surry Community College | 13 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $449 | EMT | Robeson Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $450 | Basic EMT Course | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 3,190 | 1% | 81% | — |
| 13 | $460 | EMT Initial | PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $462 | Emergency Medical Responder | Richmond Community College | 15 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $462 | Emergency Medical Technician Course | Guilford Technical Community College | 15 wk · 19 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $473 | Emergency Medical Technician | Beaufort County Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 29 | 83% | 70% | — |
| 17 | $482 | Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) WFD/CE | James Sprunt Community College | 22 wk · 20 hrs | 108 | 79% | 57% | $9,930 |
| 18 | $483 | Emergency Medical Technician | Bladen Community College | 17 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $491 | Emergency Medical Technician Initial Course | Forsyth Technical Community College | 20 wk · 35 hrs | 404 | 82% | 80% | $10,864 |
| 20 | $500 | Emergency Medical Responder | Lenoir Community College | 12 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $511 | EMT Initial (National Registry) | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 10 wk · 28 hrs | 121 | 83% | 58% | $7,152 |
| 22 | $520 | Emergency Medical Technician | Wilkes Community College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $528 | Emergency Medical Technician - Hybrid | Robeson Community College | 13 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $549 | Emergency Medical Technician | Johnston Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 82 | 72% | 75% | $14,921 |
| 25 | $594 | Advanced EMT WFD/CE | James Sprunt Community College | 20 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $602 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Catawba Valley Community College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $627 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 8 hrs | 12 | — | 82% | $15,036 |
| 28 | $686 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-WFD/CE | Carteret Community College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $715 | Emergency Medical Technician - Con Ed | Richmond Community College | 9 wk · 40 hrs | 176 | 74% | 35% | $6,802 |
| 30 | $752 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) WFD/CE | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 16 hrs | 12 | 83% | 58% | $6,722 |
| 31 | $768 | Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced (AEMT) | College of the Albemarle | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 112 | 71% | 88% | $16,542 |
| 32 | $780 | EMT - Basic Hybrid WFD/CE | Craven Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $782 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) WFD/CE | Coastal Carolina Community College | 10 wk · 40 hrs | 47 | 62% | 71% | $8,330 |
| 34 | $820 | Basic Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 12 | — | 75% | $15,036 |
| 35 | $856 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Continuing Education | Gaston College | 15 wk · 20 hrs | 26 | 96% | 85% | $16,831 |
| 36 | $878 | Transition Tech EMT Basic | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 8 wk · 32 hrs | 514 | 5% | 31% | $17,888 |
| 37 | $878 | EMT Basic Program | Cleveland Community College | 7 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $897 | Emergency Medical Tech | Haywood Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $930 | EMT - Basic | College of the Albemarle | 12 wk · 20 hrs | 179 | 68% | 37% | $8,031 |
| 40 | $940 | EMT-Basic | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 16 wk · 20 hrs | 13 | 77% | 87% | $8,739 |
| 41 | $1,053 | Emergency Medical Technician | Cape Fear Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 60 | 93% | 61% | $5,115 |
| 42 | $1,092 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician | Cape Fear Community College | 16 wk · 19 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $1,172 | Paramedic Initial | Craven Community College | 52 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $1,181 | EMT - Basic Hybrid | Lenoir Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $1,345 | Paramedic Training | Richmond Community College | 75 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $1,446 | EMT-Paramedic | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 78 wk · 14 hrs | 128 | 77% | 91% | $23,269 |
| 47 | $1,476 | Paramedic | Cape Fear Community College | 45 wk · 40 hrs | 96 | 14% | 80% | $17,163 |
| 48 | $1,500 | Paramedic Initial | Rockingham Community College | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $1,813 | Paramedic Initial A- Hybrid | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 42 wk · 40 hrs | 485 | — | 31% | $17,829 |
| 50 | $2,443 | Emergency Medical Science Degree | Surry Community College | 72 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $2,688 | Paramedic Initial | Surry Community College | 48 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $2,750 | Emergency Medical Science Paramedic Program | Coastal Carolina Community College | 78 wk · 12 hrs | 26 | 65% | 86% | $14,147 |
| 53 | $3,905 | Emergency Medical Science | Rockingham Community College | 72 wk · 21 hrs | 29 | 17% | 89% | $16,854 |
| 54 | $4,020 | Emergency Medical Technician Certificate | Blue Ridge Community College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 29 | — | 75% | $6,609 |
| 55 | $4,020 | Emergency Medical Services Certificate | Blue Ridge Community College | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $5,000 | EMT Basic to Paramedic | Tri-County Community College | 30 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $5,041 | Nurse Aid-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services Diploma (D45970) | Gaston College | 42 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $5,200 | General Occupational Degree Pre-Paramedic | Blue Ridge Community College | 75 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $5,450 | Emergency Medical Science Degree (A45340) | Isothermal Community College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $5,672 | Emergency Medical Science | Forsyth Technical Community College | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 212 | 20% | 87% | $14,196 |
| 61 | $5,769 | Emergency Medical Science AAS Degree | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 145 | 40% | 88% | $16,093 |
| 62 | $6,200 | Emergency Medical Science (AAS) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 72 wk · 20 hrs | 105 | 13% | 89% | $14,022 |
| 63 | $6,242 | Emergency Medical Science | Sampson Community College | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 50% | 87% | $14,818 |
| 64 | $6,794 | Emergency Medical Science | Richmond Community College | 96 wk · 25 hrs | 45 | 11% | 83% | — |
| 65 | $6,952 | Emergency Management Technology | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 14 hrs | 119 | 23% | 69% | $24,585 |
| 66 | $7,016 | Emergency Medical Science AA/AS | Carteret Community College | 72 wk · 13 hrs | 77 | 22% | 89% | $15,635 |
| 67 | $7,046 | Emergency Medical Science (EMS) Degree in Applied Science | Wilkes Community College | 72 wk · 18 hrs | 47 | 21% | 88% | $13,224 |
| 68 | $7,216 | Emergency Management - A55460 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 106 wk · 25 hrs | 123 | 22% | 90% | — |
| 69 | $7,437 | Emergency Medical Science Degree Program | Bladen Community College | 72 wk · 40 hrs | 70 | 33% | 91% | $20,454 |
| 70 | $7,463 | Emergency Medical Science AAS Degree | Blue Ridge Community College | 112 wk · 30 hrs | 51 | 43% | 94% | $18,462 |
| 71 | $7,841 | Emergency Medical Science | Southwestern Community College | 72 wk · 15 hrs | 47 | 34% | 88% | $22,558 |
| 72 | $7,897 | Emergency Medical Science | Cape Fear Community College | 74 wk · 25 hrs | 96 | 14% | 80% | $17,034 |
| 73 | $8,899 | Emergency Medical Services | PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $8,900 | Emergency Medical Science | Brunswick Community College | 74 wk · 10 hrs | 55 | — | 86% | — |
| 75 | $10,931 | Emergency Medical Science - Paramedic, AAS (A45340) | Gaston College | 74 wk · 35 hrs | 110 | 11% | 90% | $19,781 |
| 76 | $13,522 | Emergency Medical Science | Tri-County Community College | 64 wk · 25 hrs | 22 | 32% | 89% | $18,524 |
| 77 | $22,447 | Emergency Medical Science | Central Piedmont Community College | 91 wk · 12 hrs | 122 | 27% | 84% | $15,524 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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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