Career Training Path › EMT & paramedic training › New Jersey
EMT & paramedic training in New Jersey
New Jersey has 6 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in New Jersey, expect to start around $45,550–$48,010 and reach a median of $53,610 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,900 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $56,140 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,120 employed in New Jersey. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodCranfordJersey CityMount LaurelParamusRandolph
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 4 | $60,672 | $16,000 | 21% | not reported |
| Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel | Public | 16 | $56,140 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Public | 3 | $52,115 | $9,000 | 36% | not reported |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ | Cranford | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 31% | 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.