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EMT & paramedic training in North Carolina
North Carolina has 39 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in North Carolina, expect to start around $35,190–$38,260 and reach a median of $44,250 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,310 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $45,121 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,680 employed in North Carolina. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbemarleAshevilleCharlotteClintonDallasDobsonDublinDurhamElizabeth CityFayettevilleFlat RockHamletHickoryHudsonJacksonvilleJamestownKinstonLumbertonMarionMorehead CityMurphyPinehurstRaleighRoxboroSalisburySanfordShelbySmithfieldSpindaleSpruce PineStatesvilleSylvaThomasvilleWashingtonWentworthWilkesboroWilmingtonWinston-SalemWinterville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | 19 | $59,519 | $9,500 | 35% | not reported |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public | 5 | $51,618 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Public | 7 | $50,767 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 14 | $49,484 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Public | 14 | $48,874 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 13 | $48,716 | $10,000 | 34% | not reported |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public | 6 | $47,201 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Public | 15 | $46,010 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | Public | 2 | $45,211 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 11 | $45,167 | $14,689 | 33% | not reported |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Public | 10 | $45,075 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public | 24 | $44,497 | $20,000 | 40% | not reported |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | 24 | $43,735 | $11,192 | 24% | not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public | 7 | $43,545 | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | Public | 6 | $43,495 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Public | 6 | $42,641 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | 13 | $42,332 | $12,290 | 31% | not reported |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Public | 1 | $40,300 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | 11 | $40,293 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Gaston College | Dallas | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 6.4% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 43% | 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.