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EMT & paramedic training in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 11 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Oklahoma, expect to start around $27,840–$28,210 and reach a median of $34,170 with experience; the top quarter earn $37,430 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,089 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,410 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvaBurns FlatChoctawDuncanMcAlesterOklahoma CityShawneeTulsaWayne
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | Public | 32 | $60,749 | $14,989 | not reported | not reported |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester | Public | 14 | $55,172 | not reported | 45% | $9,685 |
| Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City | Public | 128 | $49,261 | $9,250 | 27% | not reported |
| Tulsa Community College | Tulsa | Public | 11 | $46,308 | $13,286 | 28% | not reported |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | 178 | $37,089 | not reported | 81% | $11,412 |
| Mid-America Technology Center | Wayne | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $9,922 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | Choctaw | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 92% | $11,912 |
| Red River Technology Center | Duncan | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $5,114 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Alva | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 77% | 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.