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EMT & paramedic training in West Virginia
West Virginia has 6 accredited campuses awarding emt / paramedic credentials. If you finish and work as an emergency medical technician in West Virginia, expect to start around $29,120–$30,930 and reach a median of $34,360 with experience; the top quarter earn $39,310 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,343 in their first year, against $44,770 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What emergency medical technicians earn in West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 900 employed in West Virginia. National median: $44,470.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaverFairmontHuntingtonLoganMartinsburgSouth Charleston
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Public | 1 | $41,784 | $7,631 | 34% | not reported |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | Public | 3 | $32,902 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 32% | 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.