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EMT & paramedic training in Tennessee
Tennessee has 14 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Tennessee, expect to start around $29,720–$36,910 and reach a median of $40,330 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,430 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,301 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,860 employed in Tennessee. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlountvilleChattanoogaClevelandColumbiaDyersburgGallatinHarrimanHohenwaldHuntsvilleJacksboroJacksonMemphisMorristownTullahoma
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Public | 95 | $53,425 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | 24 | $47,048 | $9,375 | 26% | not reported |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public | 55 | $46,292 | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public | 163 | $45,609 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public | 78 | $44,384 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public | 184 | $42,008 | $4,750 | 28% | not reported |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public | 97 | $40,579 | $5,375 | 30% | not reported |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public | 90 | $35,754 | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public | 88 | $35,648 | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 36 | $34,691 | $5,312 | 36% | not reported |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public | 64 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $18,463 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $20,130 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $19,651 |
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.