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EMT & paramedic training in Georgia
Georgia has 22 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Georgia, expect to start around $33,910–$37,820 and reach a median of $45,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,400 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,332 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,260 employed in Georgia. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaRomeSavannahStatesboroThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 104 | $50,481 | $12,981 | 58% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 22 | $49,532 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 63 | $48,976 | $8,370 | 43% | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 60 | $47,830 | $7,255 | 32% | not reported |
| Albany State University | Albany | Public | 7 | $47,214 | $20,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 77 | $44,053 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 24 | $43,494 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 50 | $43,449 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 38 | $38,252 | $16,223 | 49% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 99 | $37,332 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 5 | $36,195 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 25 | $36,074 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 31 | $35,007 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 115 | $34,699 | $6,500 | 47% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 36 | $33,692 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 20 | $32,627 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 9 | $32,174 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 27 | $30,717 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Phoenix Institute | Gainesville | for-profit | 31 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 27% | 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.