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EMT & paramedic training in New York

New York has 15 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in New York, expect to start around $39,890–$43,270 and reach a median of $48,400 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $63,938 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What emergency medical technicians earn in New York

$39,890starting (10th percentile)
$43,270early career (25th)
$48,400median, all experience
$63,870experienced (75th)
$69,210top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 14,840 employed in New York. National median: $44,470.

Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned

15campuses in New York
206credentials awarded / yr
$63,938median earnings, yr 1 (New York)
$44,770median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BinghamtonBrooklynBuffaloCanandaiguaCobleskillLong Island CityNew YorkPoughkeepsieRochesterSeldenSyracuseTroyUticaValhalla

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York Public 9 $85,751 $11,000 25% not reported
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City Public 5 $68,337 not reported 24% not reported
Center for Allied Health Education Brooklyn for-profit 7 $67,832 $13,107 100% $51,083
Hudson Valley Community College Troy Public 38 $65,544 $13,209 35% not reported
CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn Public 12 $63,938 not reported 28% not reported
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton Public 5 $47,632 not reported 23% not reported
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica Public 3 $46,596 $12,000 38% not reported
Monroe Community College Rochester Public 17 $45,562 $13,500 27% not reported
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill Public 33 not reported not reported not reported not reported
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla Public 29 not reported not reported 25% not reported
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua Public 23 not reported not reported 30% not reported
Onondaga Community College Syracuse Public 9 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Suffolk County Community College Selden Public 9 not reported not reported 29% not reported
Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie Public 5 not reported not reported 30% not reported
Erie Community College Buffalo Public 2 not reported not reported 28% 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.

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