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EMT & paramedic training in Alabama
Alabama has 19 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Alabama, expect to start around $28,620–$31,270 and reach a median of $37,810 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,015 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,020 employed in Alabama. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AndalusiaBay MinetteBirminghamDothanEnterpriseGadsdenHancevilleJasperMobileMontgomeryMuscle ShoalsOrange BeachPhenix CityRainsvilleTannerWadley
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham | Public | 35 | $45,611 | $9,750 | 26% | not reported |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | non-profit | 95 | $42,258 | $21,456 | not reported | not reported |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Public | 42 | $41,371 | $7,944 | 51% | not reported |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | Public | 90 | $38,662 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Public | 58 | $38,491 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | Public | 27 | $38,015 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Public | 192 | $36,679 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | Public | 88 | $34,891 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Bevill State Community College | Jasper | Public | 20 | $31,800 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| John C Calhoun State Community College | Tanner | Public | 178 | $29,213 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | for-profit | 90 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile | Public | 53 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Alabama Community College | Rainsville | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Northwest Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College | Phenix City | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Fortis College | Mobile | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | 49% | $25,710 |
| Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 16% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.