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EMT & paramedic training in Arizona
Arizona has 17 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Arizona, expect to start around $33,860–$34,820 and reach a median of $39,500 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,350 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,314 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,970 employed in Arizona. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CoolidgeFlagstaffGlendaleHolbrookKingmanMesaPhoenixPrescottSierra VistaTempeThatcherTucsonYuma
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 11 | $54,134 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | Mesa | for-profit | 5 | $53,594 | $26,923 | 67% | $27,503 |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | Public | 26 | $47,670 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Community College | Tucson | Public | 246 | $45,155 | $6,278 | 28% | not reported |
| East Valley Institute of Technology | Mesa | Public | 47 | $42,911 | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 285 | $33,718 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Public | 6 | $32,048 | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public | 170 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 148 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 112 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Public | 106 | not reported | $9,000 | 55% | $17,257 |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public | 41 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Coconino Community College | Flagstaff | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.