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EMT and paramedic programs in Texas on the federal training list, by published cost
49 programs in Texas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for EMT / paramedic (29-2042, 29-2043). Published costs run from $0 to $19,605; 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 Services AAS Degree | Victoria College | competency-based | 64 | 38% | 83% | $17,166 |
| 2 | $650 | Emergency Medical Technician | Lamar Institute of Technology | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1,252 | Emergency Medical Technician | Central Texas College | competency-based | 147 | 59% | 69% | $8,898 |
| 4 | $1,715 | Southwest EMS Academy | Southwest EMS Academy | competency-based | 77 | 51% | 34% | $8,941 |
| 5 | $1,744 | EMT Basic | Northeast Texas Community College | competency-based | 32 | — | 73% | $6,632 |
| 6 | $1,765 | Emergency Medical Technician EMT | Emergency Medical Tranining Services (EMTS) | competency-based | 74 | 76% | 55% | $7,812 |
| 7 | $1,920 | EMT/Paramedic - CE | Ranger College | competency-based | 100 | 86% | 83% | $8,054 |
| 8 | $2,010 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN | COASTAL BEND COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $2,350 | Emergency Medical Technician | Del Mar College | competency-based | 33 | 42% | 69% | $9,071 |
| 10 | $2,363 | Emergency Medical Technician Basic | Southwest Texas Junior College | competency-based | 8 | 100% | 86% | $11,631 |
| 11 | $2,931 | Advanced EMT | Victoria College | competency-based | 49 | — | 95% | $13,680 |
| 12 | $3,200 | Emergency Medical Technology (Basic) | Rio Grande Valley College | competency-based | 248 | 81% | 73% | $7,107 |
| 13 | $4,065 | Advanced EMT Level I Certificate | Austin Community College | competency-based | 122 | 59% | 77% | $8,091 |
| 14 | $4,090 | Emergency Medical Technician Basic | Southwest Texas Junior College | competency-based | 101 | 68% | 65% | $5,365 |
| 15 | $4,200 | Emergency Medical Services | El Paso Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $4,470 | EMT/Paramedic - CE | Ranger College | competency-based | 218 | 89% | 85% | $6,261 |
| 17 | $4,560 | EMT/PARAMEDIC | RANGER COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $4,560 | EMT/PARAMEDIC | RANGER COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,560 | EMT/Paramedic | Ranger College | competency-based | 13 | 23% | 14% | $3,057 |
| 20 | $4,841 | Emergency Medical Services EMT Certificate1 | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 82 | 13% | 45% | $4,789 |
| 21 | $5,383 | Emergency Medical Services- EMT Certificate I | Texas State Technical College Abilene | competency-based | 93 | 19% | 57% | $6,228 |
| 22 | $5,383 | Emergency Medical Technology Certificate l | Texas State Technical College Brownwood | competency-based | 36 | 42% | 71% | $6,612 |
| 23 | $5,844 | Paramedic Certificate | Victoria College | competency-based | 44 | 48% | 94% | $17,098 |
| 24 | $6,123 | EMT Paramedic | Northeast Texas Community College | competency-based | 3 | — | — | — |
| 25 | $6,662 | EMT Basic (V) Certificate | South Texas College | competency-based | 307 | 40% | 65% | $5,374 |
| 26 | $6,701 | Emergency Medical Responder | Lamar Institute of Technology | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 45% | $13,920 |
| 27 | $7,050 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | HILL COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $7,480 | Emergency Medical Technician Degree (EMTP.AAS) | Del Mar College | competency-based | 25 | — | 68% | $7,582 |
| 29 | $7,625 | EMS Paramedic AAS | Angelina College | competency-based | 31 | 100% | 90% | $11,125 |
| 30 | $7,810 | Emergency Medical Services | Trinity Valley Community College | competency-based | 44 | 7% | 63% | $10,438 |
| 31 | $7,975 | Emergency Medical Service Professions (Paramedic Option) Certificate of Proficiency | Tyler Junior College | competency-based | 73 | 27% | 61% | $11,271 |
| 32 | $8,255 | Emergency Medical ServicesAdvanced EMT(AEMT) | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 63 | 32% | 84% | $9,795 |
| 33 | $9,476 | Emergency Medical Technology Advanced EMT Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College Brownwood | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $10,123 | Paramedic Certificate Level I Certificate | Midland College | 32 wk · 1 hrs | 85 | 65% | 98% | $21,469 |
| 35 | $10,942 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician | Vernon College | competency-based | 99 | 17% | 80% | $9,646 |
| 36 | $11,227 | Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Certificate 2 | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 33 | 67% | 84% | $17,620 |
| 37 | $11,531 | Emergency Medical Science (associate) | Texas Southmost College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $11,804 | Emergency Medical Services 1 year Cert | El Paso Community College | competency-based | 5 | 100% | — | — |
| 39 | $11,960 | Emergency Medical Technology | Central Texas College | competency-based | 145 | 52% | 76% | $16,522 |
| 40 | $12,049 | Emergency Medical Technology: Paramedic (V) Certificate | South Texas College | competency-based | 72 | 8% | 71% | $6,049 |
| 41 | $12,251 | Emergency Medical Service Professions Associate of Applied Science | Tyler Junior College | competency-based | 18 | 44% | 74% | $9,245 |
| 42 | $13,028 | Emergency Medical Services Paramedic - Certificate II | Texas State Technical College Abilene | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $13,028 | Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic Certificate 2 | Texas State Technical College Brownwood | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $13,404 | Emergency Medical Services AAS | Midland College | competency-based | 40 | 80% | 92% | $21,367 |
| 45 | $13,632 | Emergency Medical Service-Paramedic | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 81 | 58% | 76% | $15,828 |
| 46 | $14,606 | Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) (V) AAS | South Texas College | competency-based | 116 | 28% | 66% | $8,290 |
| 47 | $15,420 | Emergency Medical Services AAS | Texas State Technical College Brownwood | competency-based | 19 | 26% | 71% | $14,476 |
| 48 | $18,100 | EMT-Paramedic | Central Texas College | competency-based | 221 | 64% | 81% | $16,705 |
| 49 | $19,605 | Paramedic AAS | Texas State Technical College Abilene | competency-based | 18 | 39% | 56% | $14,319 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,833 programs for Texas 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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