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EMT & paramedic training in Florida
Florida has 47 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Florida, expect to start around $34,120–$36,690 and reach a median of $39,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Florida). Graduates of these Florida programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,310 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Florida
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,060 employed in Florida. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Florida, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Altamonte SpringsAvon ParkBradentonChipleyCoral SpringsDavieDaytona BeachEustisFort LauderdaleFort MyersFort PierceGainesvilleHollywoodJacksonvilleKey WestLake CityLake WorthMadisonMariannaMelbourneMiamiNew Port RicheyNicevilleOcalaOrlandoPalatkaPalm CoastPanama CityPensacolaPort CharlotteSaint AugustineSaint PetersburgSanfordSarasotaSt. PetersburgTallahasseeTampaWest Palm BeachWinter Haven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Public | 369 | $55,979 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Florida SouthWestern State College | Fort Myers | Public | 65 | $55,102 | $9,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville | Public | 81 | $52,334 | $17,173 | not reported | not reported |
| Valencia College | Orlando | Public | 167 | $51,276 | $12,255 | not reported | not reported |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Public | 224 | $50,421 | $4,025 | not reported | not reported |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Public | 271 | $47,959 | $10,459 | not reported | not reported |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Public | 66 | $47,318 | $15,498 | not reported | not reported |
| Polk State College | Winter Haven | Public | 37 | $47,233 | $10,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Broward College | Fort Lauderdale | Public | 332 | $46,103 | $8,600 | not reported | not reported |
| Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | Public | 77 | $45,159 | $16,667 | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne | Public | 118 | $44,038 | $15,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Saint Johns River State College | Palatka | Public | 59 | $43,962 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Public | 171 | $43,390 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | Public | 133 | $41,240 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gulf Coast State College | Panama City | Public | 64 | $41,085 | $10,465 | not reported | not reported |
| Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford | Public | 276 | $40,346 | $12,607 | not reported | not reported |
| College of Central Florida | Ocala | Public | 119 | $39,706 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| St Petersburg College | St. Petersburg | Public | 99 | $39,373 | $12,757 | not reported | not reported |
| American Medical Academy | Miami | for-profit | 338 | $39,206 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola | Public | 67 | $39,099 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northwest Florida State College | Niceville | Public | 54 | $37,057 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Public | 98 | $33,806 | $6,500 | not reported | not reported |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park | Public | 43 | $33,572 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| City College-Hollywood | Hollywood | for-profit | 47 | $31,155 | $27,334 | not reported | not reported |
| HCI College | West Palm Beach | for-profit | 239 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Aparicio-Levy Technical College | Tampa | Public | 115 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Lake Technical College | Eustis | Public | 84 | not reported | not reported | 47% | $25,443 |
| Suncoast Technical College | Sarasota | Public | 78 | not reported | not reported | 50% | $24,456 |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers | Public | 52 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine | Public | 48 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $14,288 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | Public | 42 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $13,021 |
| Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 64% | $4,193 |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | 66% | $17,061 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $30,586 |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | Public | 29 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| City College-Altamonte Springs | Altamonte Springs | for-profit | 23 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chipola College | Marianna | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| North Florida College | Madison | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Flagler Technical College | Palm Coast | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 41% | $9,702 |
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| City College-Gainesville | Gainesville | for-profit | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The College of the Florida Keys | Key West | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hodges University | Fort Myers | non-profit | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Emergency Education Institute, LLC | Coral Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| School of EMS | Jacksonville | — | — | 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.