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EMT and paramedic programs in Ohio on the federal training list, by published cost
97 programs in Ohio’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $75 to $16,518; 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 | $75 | U-First Homecare Services- CPR/ First Aide Training | U-First Homecare Services | 1 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $160 | Paramedic Certificate | Rhodes State College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $620 | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) | Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Centers | 13 wk · 5 hrs | 54 | 67% | 100% | $9,641 |
| 4 | $829 | EMR-Emergency Medical Responder | Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | 5 wk · 11 hrs | 31 | 100% | 84% | $17,136 |
| 5 | $965 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Certificate | Owens State Community College | 16 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1,025 | Emergency Medical Technician | Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center | 26 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,200 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Centers | 26 wk · 6 hrs | 54 | 67% | 100% | $9,641 |
| 8 | $1,200 | Southern Highland Joint Fire District EMS Training Program | Southern Highland Joint Fire District | 17 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,300 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Buckeye Career Center | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,340 | Emergency Medical Technician | Pike County Career Technology Center | 22 wk · 8 hrs | 21 | 57% | 100% | $13,358 |
| 11 | $1,349 | Emergency Medical Technician - EMT | Tri-Rivers Career Center | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,390 | Allied Health Profession to Paramedic Certificate | Rhodes State College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $1,390 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Vantage Career Center Adult Education | 20 wk · 8 hrs | 16 | 63% | 100% | $7,340 |
| 14 | $1,395 | Advanced EMT | Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Centers | 39 wk · 6 hrs | 54 | 67% | 100% | $9,641 |
| 15 | $1,400 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic | Apollo Career Center | 15 wk · 10 hrs | 57 | 72% | 100% | $11,353 |
| 16 | $1,425 | EMT Basic Certificate | Cuyahoga Community College | 16 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $1,445 | Basic EMT | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 26 wk · 7 hrs | 11 | 100% | 91% | $9,263 |
| 18 | $1,500 | Critical Care Transport | Columbus State Comm. College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $1,500 | West Point Fire Department Education Division | West Point Volunteer Fire Department | 26 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $1,500 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers | 16 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $1,500 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Adult Education | 16 wk · 9 hrs | 83 | 100% | 83% | $13,046 |
| 22 | $1,535 | Emergency Medical Technician Basic EMT-B Services Technology | University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center | 16 wk · 9 hrs | 69 | 81% | 100% | — |
| 23 | $1,555 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Certification | Owens State Community College | 22 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,575 | EMT Basic | The University of Toledo | 15 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,585 | Advanced EMT Certificate | Rhodes State College | 15 wk · 8 hrs | 40 | — | — | — |
| 26 | $1,600 | EMT Program | Ohio University | 14 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $1,600 | Advanced EMT | Pike County Career Technology Center | 17 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $1,600 | Emergency Medical Service Advanced EMT | Eastern Gateway Community College | 16 wk · 11 hrs | 11 | 64% | 100% | $14,196 |
| 29 | $1,641 | Emergency Medical Technician | LifeCare Foundation | 22 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $1,700 | Emergency Medical Technician | Delaware Area Career Center | 16 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $1,708 | EMT-B (Adult Diploma Program Option) | C-TEC of Licking County | 17 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $1,714 | Basic EMT | Four County Career Center | 26 wk · 6 hrs | 83 | 67% | 100% | $13,745 |
| 33 | $1,727 | EMT Basic | Knox Technical Center | 13 wk · 12 hrs | 29 | 100% | 59% | $17,140 |
| 34 | $1,740 | Emergency Medical Technician | Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | 17 wk · 10 hrs | 11 | 73% | 86% | $7,392 |
| 35 | $1,763 | Emergency Medical Technician | EHOVE Adult Career Center | 22 wk · 11 hrs | 21 | 100% | 90% | $9,082 |
| 36 | $1,800 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Advanced | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers | 20 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $1,800 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Advanced | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Adult Education | 20 wk · 10 hrs | 83 | 100% | 83% | $13,046 |
| 38 | $1,830 | Emergency Medical Service Basic EMT | Eastern Gateway Community College | 13 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $1,844 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | 18 wk · 10 hrs | 12 | 100% | 75% | $9,417 |
| 40 | $1,862 | Emergency Medical Technician | Choffin Career and Technical Center | 17 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $1,875 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | 134 | 60% | 88% | $16,880 |
| 42 | $1,904 | Emergency Medical Technician Program (EMT-Basic) | Friends of Hocking County EMS | 17 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $1,940 | EMT Short-term Technical Certification | Clark State College | 17 wk · 6 hrs | 115 | 67% | 94% | — |
| 44 | $1,946 | EMT-Emergency Medical Technician | Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | 16 wk · 9 hrs | 31 | 100% | 84% | $17,136 |
| 45 | $1,950 | Basic EMT | Shawnee State University | 17 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $1,976 | Emergency Medical Technician Short-Term Technical Certificate | Edison State Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 23 | 35% | 75% | $6,382 |
| 47 | $2,030 | Ohio Emergency Medical Technician Course | Shawnee State University | 17 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $2,075 | Emergency Medical Technician - EMT | Warren County Career Center, Adult Education | 13 wk · 12 hrs | 28 | 100% | 75% | $11,299 |
| 49 | $2,150 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | Mercy College of Ohio | 15 wk · 10 hrs | 20 | 85% | — | — |
| 50 | $2,175 | Emergency Medical Technician | Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | 10 wk · 17 hrs | 13 | 100% | 62% | $12,408 |
| 51 | $2,211 | Emergency Medical Technician | Tolles Career and Technical Center | 16 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $2,307 | Emergency Medical Technician | Auburn Career Center | 24 wk · 9 hrs | 82 | 100% | 90% | $12,469 |
| 53 | $2,310 | EMT Intermediate | Four County Career Center | 26 wk · 8 hrs | 83 | 67% | 100% | $13,745 |
| 54 | $2,325 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT 1110) | Belmont College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 8 | 100% | 100% | $6,981 |
| 55 | $2,423 | Emergency Medical Technician | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | 4 wk · 48 hrs | 87 | 80% | 100% | $10,193 |
| 56 | $2,466 | Emergency Medical Technician NonPell Certificate of Completion-#2114 | Lorain County Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $2,477 | EMT Advanced | Knox Technical Center | 17 wk · 12 hrs | 29 | 100% | 59% | $17,140 |
| 58 | $2,500 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Life Support Training Institute | 20 wk · 11 hrs | 33 | 67% | — | — |
| 59 | $2,672 | Emergency Medical Technician - STTC-#2114 | Lorain County Community College | 32 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $2,741 | AEMT-Avanced Emergency Medical Technician | Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | 19 wk · 12 hrs | 5 | 80% | 100% | $12,219 |
| 61 | $2,750 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) | Shawnee State University | 17 wk · 14 hrs | 11 | — | — | — |
| 62 | $2,852 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - B | Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | 16 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $3,075 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | Great Oaks Career Campuses | 18 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | $3,945 | Paramedic Certificate | Cuyahoga Community College | 104 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | $4,654 | Paramedic - One-year Technical Certificate | Sinclair Community College | 104 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | $5,419 | Rescue Technician Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 48 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $5,535 | Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic EMT-P Services Technology | University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center | 43 wk · 29 hrs | 31 | 100% | — | — |
| 68 | $6,130 | Paramedic Training Program | LifeCare Foundation | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $6,700 | Paramedic | Mercy College of Ohio | 44 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | $6,706 | Paramedic Initial Provider Course | Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | 52 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | $6,750 | EMT paramedic certificate | The University of Toledo | 104 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $6,800 | Paramedic | Shawnee State University | 43 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 73 | $6,800 | Emergency Medical Technology | Shawnee State University | 104 wk · 10 hrs | 11 | — | — | — |
| 74 | $7,195 | Paramedic | Tri-Rivers Career Center | 48 wk · 19 hrs | 41 | 100% | 34% | $17,752 |
| 75 | $7,770 | Emergency Medical Technology | Cuyahoga Community College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | $8,060 | Paramedic | Central Ohio EMS Training LLC | 43 wk · 21 hrs | 18 | 100% | 100% | $25 |
| 77 | $8,088 | Paramedic Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | 230 | 100% | — | — |
| 78 | $8,657 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic OYC | Lorain County Community College | 44 wk · 11 hrs | 34 | 50% | 94% | $7,609 |
| 79 | $8,667 | Paramedic | EHOVE Adult Career Center | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 14 | 100% | 100% | $18,068 |
| 80 | $8,669 | Paramedic | Auburn Career Center | 49 wk · 21 hrs | 82 | 100% | 90% | $12,469 |
| 81 | $8,732 | Paramedic | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers | 48 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | $8,732 | Paramedic | Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Adult Education | 48 wk · 21 hrs | 83 | 100% | 83% | $13,046 |
| 83 | $8,762 | Emergency Medical Services - Associate of Applied Science | Sinclair Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | 258 | 67% | 95% | $18,050 |
| 84 | $8,892 | Paramedic | Edison State Community College | 32 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | $9,000 | EMT Paramedic | Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Centers | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 3 | 100% | 100% | $19,444 |
| 86 | $9,346 | Emergency Medical Services/Fire Science | Sinclair Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | $9,400 | EMT/Paramedic | North Central State College | 52 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | $9,483 | Paramedic | Auburn Career Center | 49 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | $9,911 | Paramedic | C-TEC of Licking County | 43 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | $11,398 | Paramedic | Four County Career Center | 104 wk · 11 hrs | 11 | 73% | 100% | $22,520 |
| 91 | $11,398 | Paramedic | Four County Career Center | 104 wk · 11 hrs | 11 | 73% | 100% | $22,520 |
| 92 | $11,578 | Paramedic | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | 42 wk · 24 hrs | 87 | 80% | 100% | $10,193 |
| 93 | $12,110 | EMT-Paramedic | Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | 44 wk · 22 hrs | 5 | 80% | 100% | $12,219 |
| 94 | $12,310 | Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services | Rhodes State College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | $15,922 | EMT Paramedic Certificate | Hocking College | 104 wk · 7 hrs | 12 | — | — | — |
| 96 | $16,115 | Emergency Medical Services Technology AAS | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 143 | 45% | 89% | — |
| 97 | $16,518 | Emergency Medical Services Paramedic | Belmont College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | 16 | 31% | 80% | $15,213 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,521 programs for Ohio 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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