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EMT & paramedic training in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has 10 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $21,840–$24,380 and reach a median of $27,610 with experience; the top quarter earn $32,790 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $12,864 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Puerto Rico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 650 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AguadillaBarranquitasBayamonBayamónHumacaoManatiSan GermanSan JuanSan Sebastian
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUC University | Bayamon | for-profit | 65 | $13,100 | $5,834 | not reported | not reported |
| Atenas College | Manati | non-profit | 2 | $12,629 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Barranquitas | non-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CEM College-San Juan | San Juan | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CEM College-Humacao | Humacao | for-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dewey University-Manati | Manati | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | San Sebastian | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | San German | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico | Aguadilla | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | $11,249 |
| Universidad Central de Bayamon | Bayamón | non-profit | 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.