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EMT & paramedic training in Texas
Texas has 50 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in Texas, expect to start around $30,320–$35,130 and reach a median of $37,260 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,240 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $48,579 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,770 employed in Texas. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvinAmarilloAthensAustinBeaumontBig SpringBrenhamBrownsvilleCarthageCorpus ChristiCorsicanaDallasDenisonEl PasoFort WorthGainesvilleGalvestonHillsboroHoustonKilgoreKilleenLake JacksonLaredoLevellandLufkinMcAllenMcKinneyMidlandMount PleasantOdessaOrangeParisPasadenaPharrSan AntonioTempleTexarkanaTexas CityThe WoodlandsTyler
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public college | 230 | $72,895 | $8,245 | not reported | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public college | 129 | $60,667 | $5,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public college | 64 | $60,599 | $4,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public college | 57 | $58,379 | $9,625 | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public college | 49 | $58,131 | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public community college | 39 | $57,468 | $14,683 | 34% | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public college | 46 | $56,970 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public college | 29 | $55,110 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public university | 164 | $53,833 | $7,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Public community college | 46 | $53,406 | $17,250 | 11% | not reported |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public community college | 20 | $52,092 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public technical college | 61 | $50,998 | $6,334 | 46% | not reported |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public college | 99 | $50,038 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public college | 13 | $49,601 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Public community college | 15 | $49,238 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | Public college | 54 | $48,815 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public college | 13 | $48,765 | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public community college | 23 | $48,546 | $17,350 | 35% | not reported |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public college | 15 | $47,335 | $9,912 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public community college | 6 | $47,227 | $11,125 | 30% | not reported |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public community college | 4 | $47,223 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public college | 123 | $46,590 | $6,750 | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public community college | 33 | $46,575 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public community college | 21 | $45,935 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public college | 29 | $44,997 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public college | 30 | $44,821 | $12,200 | not reported | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public community college | 81 | $43,826 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public community college | 27 | $43,257 | $12,817 | 32% | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public college | 2 | $42,503 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Public community college | 26 | $41,705 | $12,780 | 39% | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public college | 18 | $41,025 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public technical college | 9 | $40,481 | $12,494 | 31% | not reported |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public community college | 8 | $39,966 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | for-profit career college | 2 | $29,925 | $15,589 | 64% | $32,369 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit career college | 3 | $26,112 | $15,636 | 64% | $33,271 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | for-profit career college | 52 | $15,977 | $8,233 | 72% | $27,246 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Public community college | 42 | not reported | not reported | 12% | not reported |
| Victoria College | Victoria | Public community college | 37 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Temple College | Temple | Public community college | 31 | not reported | $12,916 | 32% | not reported |
| San Antonio College | San Antonio | Public college | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public college | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public college | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Panola College | Carthage | Public community college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public community college | 6 | not reported | $11,146 | 21% | not reported |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Public community college | 4 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 47% | 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.