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EMT & paramedic training in Missouri
Missouri has 14 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Missouri, expect to start around $34,390–$37,060 and reach a median of $42,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,230 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,576 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,800 employed in Missouri. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BridgetonCape GirardeauChillicotheCottlevilleEoliaHillsboroJoplinKansas CityNeoshoPark HillsPoplar BluffSpringfieldTrentonUnion
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public | 6 | $49,038 | $8,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public | 44 | $48,969 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 14 | $48,908 | $11,611 | 34% | not reported |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 13 | $43,543 | $14,512 | not reported | not reported |
| East Central College | Union | Public | 16 | $43,070 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | Public | 49 | $36,095 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public | 60 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public | 26 | not reported | $6,250 | 33% | not reported |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Grand River Technical School | Chillicothe | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $18,325 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $24,038 |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $23,190 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 25% | 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.