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EMT & paramedic training in Oregon
Oregon has 11 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Oregon, expect to start around $37,600–$43,220 and reach a median of $49,270 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,530 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oregon). Graduates of these Oregon programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $54,923 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Oregon
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,970 employed in Oregon. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Oregon, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BendClackamasCoos BayEugeneGrants PassKlamath FallsOregon CityPendletonPortlandRoseburgSalem
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Community College | Portland | Public | 254 | $61,693 | $20,000 | 18% | not reported |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | Public | 19 | $54,923 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lane Community College | Eugene | Public | 24 | $52,997 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chemeketa Community College | Salem | Public | 38 | not reported | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Central Oregon Community College | Bend | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | 9.4% | not reported |
| Umpqua Community College | Roseburg | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Blue Mountain Community College | Pendleton | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Clackamas Community College | Oregon City | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| College of Emergency Services | Clackamas | — | — | 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.