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EMT classes in Maine

7 EMT and paramedic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and Maine has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

EMTs and paramedics assess injuries and illnesses, give emergency medical care and may take patients to hospital. A basic EMT course usually takes less than a year and the intermediate level up to two, and every state requires a license.1 In Maine, 3 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 7 programs

How much do EMT classes cost in Maine?

$1,017 to $2,896

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 5 programs with a price: $421 to $8,175

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
75%
Earned a year, estimated
about $61,800
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Maine may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made

Are there free EMT classes in Maine?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

EMT classes in Portland, Bangor and other Maine cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 7 EMT and paramedic programs in Maine approved for funding

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7 programs

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Paramedicine

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland

    Education and courses

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$29,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,896
    Program website, Paramedicine at Southern Maine Community College
    More details about Paramedicine at Southern Maine Community College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,442
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,800
    Students counted
    168
    a year, estimated
    $29,800
    price
    $2,896

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Services AAS

    Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$69,500
    Price if you pay yourself$8,175
    School website, Emergency Medical Services AAS at Eastern Maine Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services AAS at Eastern Maine Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,383
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $69,500
    price
    $8,175

  • Advanced EMTHybridNo diploma needed

    Advanced Emergency Care

    Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield

    No diploma needed

    Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield · Advanced EMT · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$71,100
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Advanced Emergency Care at Kennebec Valley Community College
    More details about Advanced Emergency Care at Kennebec Valley Community College
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,784
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $71,100
    price
    Not reported

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Services

    Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle

    No diploma needed

    Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$61,800
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Emergency Medical Services at Northern Maine Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services at Northern Maine Community College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    33%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,443
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    $61,800
    price
    Not reported

  • EMTHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

    Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle · EMT · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$17,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,600
    School website, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic at Northern Maine Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician-Basic at Northern Maine Community College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,353
    Length
    16 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    $17,400
    price
    $1,600

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technician

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland

    No diploma needed

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$421
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician at Southern Maine Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician at Southern Maine Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $421

  • EMTIn personEducation and courses

    Emergency Medical Technician Basic

    Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor

    Education and courses

    Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor · EMT · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,017
    School website, Emergency Medical Technician Basic at Eastern Maine Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician Basic at Eastern Maine Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,017

How to pay for EMT classes in Maine

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in Maine

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for EMT classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for EMT classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Maine EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which Maine EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs Maine approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Maine offers.

How Maine EMT and paramedic program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some EMT and paramedic programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about EMT classes in Maine

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: EMTs and Paramedics
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs