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EMT & paramedic training in Ohio
Ohio has 38 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Ohio, expect to start around $34,940–$37,580 and reach a median of $40,220 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,490 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $44,801 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,560 employed in Ohio. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AkronArchboldBataviaBethelBrecksvilleCanfieldChesapeakeChillicotheCincinnatiClevelandColumbusConcord TwpDaytonElyriaFremontKirtlandLebanonLimaMansfieldMarionMilanMonroeMount VernonNelsonvilleNewarkNorth CantonPerrysburgPiketonPiquaSpringfieldSt ClairsvilleSteubenvilleToledoVan WertYoungstownZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville | Public community college | 82 | $52,026 | $5,792 | 72% | not reported |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public community college | 6 | $49,214 | $16,750 | 23% | not reported |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public college | 83 | $49,058 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public college | 217 | $48,194 | $3,441 | not reported | not reported |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | Batavia | Public university | 1 | $47,689 | $14,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public college | 10 | $45,179 | $13,716 | not reported | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public community college | 141 | $44,801 | $10,925 | 31% | not reported |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe | Public technical college | 35 | $44,441 | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| EHOVE Career Center | Milan | Public technical college | 35 | $38,470 | not reported | 96% | not reported |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | Public technical college | 7 | $37,578 | $11,843 | 55% | $15,814 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | Public university | 9 | $37,236 | $16,114 | not reported | not reported |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public technical college | 68 | $23,131 | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public community college | 149 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Public technical college | 88 | not reported | $7,514 | 76% | not reported |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | Public technical college | 85 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $12,714 |
| Clark State College | Springfield | Public college | 66 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Public college | 60 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Four County Career Center | Archbold | Public technical college | 55 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion | Public technical college | 39 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $32,737 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | Canfield | Public technical college | 36 | not reported | not reported | 80% | not reported |
| Edison State Community College | Piqua | Public community college | 32 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | Newark | Public technical college | 28 | not reported | not reported | 79% | not reported |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert | Public technical college | 27 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | Public technical college | 25 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $27,799 |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon | Public technical college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public community college | 19 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | Public university | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District | Piketon | Public technical college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | Bethel | Public technical college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | Public technical college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $32,003 |
| Mercy College of Ohio | Toledo | non-profit college | 11 | not reported | $12,255 | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | Public community college | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Belmont College | St Clairsville | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | Public college | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center | Fremont | Public technical college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 100% | not reported |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public university | 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.