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EMT & paramedic training in Ohio

Ohio has 38 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Ohio, expect to start around $34,940–$37,580 and reach a median of $40,220 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,490 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $44,801 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What emergency medical technicians earn in Ohio

$34,940starting (10th percentile)
$37,580early career (25th)
$40,220median, all experience
$47,490experienced (75th)
$53,960top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,560 employed in Ohio. National median: $44,470.

Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned

38campuses in Ohio
1,523credentials awarded / yr
$44,801median earnings, yr 1 (Ohio)
$44,770median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AkronArchboldBataviaBethelBrecksvilleCanfieldChesapeakeChillicotheCincinnatiClevelandColumbusConcord TwpDaytonElyriaFremontKirtlandLebanonLimaMansfieldMarionMilanMonroeMount VernonNelsonvilleNewarkNorth CantonPerrysburgPiketonPiquaSpringfieldSt ClairsvilleSteubenvilleToledoVan WertYoungstownZanesville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville Public 82 $52,026 $5,792 72% not reported
Stark State College North Canton Public 6 $49,214 $16,750 23% not reported
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Public 83 $49,058 $5,500 not reported not reported
Sinclair Community College Dayton Public 217 $48,194 $3,441 not reported not reported
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia Public 1 $47,689 $14,750 not reported not reported
Central Ohio Technical College Newark Public 10 $45,179 $13,716 not reported not reported
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Public 141 $44,801 $10,925 31% not reported
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe Public 35 $44,441 not reported 100% not reported
EHOVE Career Center Milan Public 35 $38,470 not reported 96% not reported
Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake Public 7 $37,578 $11,843 55% $15,814
University of Akron Main Campus Akron Public 9 $37,236 $16,114 not reported not reported
Apollo Career Center Lima Public 68 $23,131 not reported 59% not reported
Columbus State Community College Columbus Public 149 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe Public 88 not reported $7,514 76% not reported
Auburn Career Center Concord Twp Public 85 not reported not reported 69% $12,714
Clark State College Springfield Public 66 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Lorain County Community College Elyria Public 60 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Four County Career Center Archbold Public 55 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion Public 39 not reported not reported 71% $32,737
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield Public 36 not reported not reported 80% not reported
Edison State Community College Piqua Public 32 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark Public 28 not reported not reported 79% not reported
Vantage Career Center Van Wert Public 27 not reported not reported 92% not reported
Warren County Career Center Lebanon Public 25 not reported not reported 77% $27,799
Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon Public 23 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Owens Community College Perrysburg Public 19 not reported not reported 35% not reported
University of Toledo Toledo Public 19 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Pike County Joint Vocational School District Piketon Public 15 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel Public 14 not reported not reported 84% not reported
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville Public 12 not reported not reported 81% $32,003
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo non-profit 11 not reported $12,255 not reported not reported
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville Public 9 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Belmont College St Clairsville Public 7 not reported not reported 43% not reported
North Central State College Mansfield Public 3 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont Public 3 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Hocking College Nelsonville Public 2 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Lakeland Community College Kirtland Public 1 not reported not reported 24% not reported
Youngstown State University Youngstown 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.

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