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EMT & paramedic training in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 10 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $34,480–$37,630 and reach a median of $43,310 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,480 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,250 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,160 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BethlehemEssingtonIndianaJohnstownLancasterMediaNanticokeReadingWilliamsport
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County Community College | Media | Public | 11 | $47,766 | $17,500 | 24% | not reported |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | Reading | non-profit | 54 | $46,499 | $25,225 | 33% | not reported |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown | Public | 1 | $34,001 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| All-State Career School | Essington | for-profit | 2 | $25,102 | not reported | 54% | $23,923 |
| Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | Lancaster | non-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public | 8 | not reported | $17,500 | not reported | not reported |
| DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | Johnstown | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 46% | $24,082 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | Indiana | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 24% | 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.