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EMT classes in Maryland

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

5 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and Maryland 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 Maryland, 1 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much do EMT classes cost in Maryland?

$2,344 to $5,248

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 8 programs with a price: $1,300 to $7,250

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
80%
Earned a year, estimated
about $32,000
Length
20 to 56 weeks

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

Are there free EMT classes in Maryland?

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

EMT classes in Baltimore, Easton, Washington and other Maryland cities

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All 8 EMT and paramedic programs in Maryland approved for funding

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8 programs

  • ParamedicIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (44 Credit Hours)

    Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold · Paramedic · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$74,300
    Price if you pay yourself$7,250
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (44 Credit Hours) at Anne Arundel Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (44 Credit Hours) at Anne Arundel Community College
    Finished
    24%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $18,566
    Length
    60 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $880
    Students counted
    297
    a year, estimated
    $74,300
    price
    $7,250

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (175 clock hours)

    Chesapeake College, Wye Mills

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chesapeake College, Wye Mills · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (175 clock hours) at Chesapeake College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (175 clock hours) at Chesapeake College
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,681
    Length
    20 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $560
    Students counted
    113
    a year, estimated
    $38,700
    price
    $1,300

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technician (142 clock hours)

    Carroll Community College, Westminster

    No diploma needed

    Carroll Community College, Westminster · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$33,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,583
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician (142 clock hours) at Carroll Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician (142 clock hours) at Carroll Community College
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,423
    Length
    21 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $456
    Students counted
    38
    a year, estimated
    $33,700
    price
    $1,583

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician (168 clock hours)

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,300
    Price if you pay yourself$2,650
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician (168 clock hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician (168 clock hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,573
    Length
    18 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    34
    a year, estimated
    $30,300
    price
    $2,650

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (61 Credit Hours)

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,944
    Program website, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (61 Credit Hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    More details about EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (61 Credit Hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,489
    Length
    61 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $450
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $22,000
    price
    $4,944

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Services (43 Credit Hours)

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$24,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,598
    Program website, Emergency Medical Services (43 Credit Hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services (43 Credit Hours) at Baltimore City Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,214
    Length
    48 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $320
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $24,900
    price
    $2,598

  • EMTHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (240 clock hours)

    Westlink Career Institute, LLC, Washington, DC

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Westlink Career Institute, LLC, Washington, DC · EMT · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Maryland; Maryland approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (240 clock hours) at Westlink Career Institute, LLC
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (240 clock hours) at Westlink Career Institute, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,000

  • EMTHybridEducation and courses

    Emergency Medical Services (30 credit hours)

    Chesapeake College, Wye Mills

    Education and courses

    Chesapeake College, Wye Mills · EMT · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,990
    Program website, Emergency Medical Services (30 credit hours) at Chesapeake College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services (30 credit hours) at Chesapeake College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    55 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $495
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,990

How to pay for EMT classes in Maryland

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in Maryland

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 Maryland EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which Maryland EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs Maryland 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 Maryland offers.

How Maryland 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 Maryland

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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