EMT classes in Minnesota
15 EMT and paramedic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
10 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.
See the 15 programsHow much do EMT classes cost in Minnesota?
$9,428 to $11,000
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 14 programs with a price: $2,785 to $12,675
- Finished the program
- 53%
- Working 6 months later
- 89%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $45,000
- Length
- 60 to 120 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 Minnesota may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made
EMT classes in Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Rochester and other Minnesota cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 more programs are in 3 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns.
All 15 EMT and paramedic programs in Minnesota approved for funding
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15 programs
Paramedic for Experienced EMT
Century College, White Bear Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$57,100Price if you pay yourself$9,924Program website, Paramedic for Experienced EMT at Century CollegeMore details about Paramedic for Experienced EMT at Century College
- Finished
- 57%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,272
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 294
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $57,100
- price
- $9,924
Paramedic Science
Century College, White Bear Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$57,100Price if you pay yourself$11,413Program website, Paramedic Science at Century CollegeMore details about Paramedic Science at Century College
- Finished
- 57%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,272
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 294
- a year, estimated
- $57,100
- price
- $11,413
Emergency Medical Services
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,100Price if you pay yourself$11,463Program website, Emergency Medical Services at Inver Hills Community CollegeMore details about Emergency Medical Services at Inver Hills Community College
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,522
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 146
- a year, estimated
- $50,100
- price
- $11,463
Paramedic
Century College, White Bear Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$57,400Price if you pay yourself$9,262Program website, Paramedic at Century CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Century College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,340
- Length
- 60 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 136
- a year, estimated
- $57,400
- price
- $9,262
Paramedicine
St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$52,200Price if you pay yourself$10,474Program website, Paramedicine at St. Cloud Technical & Community CollegeMore details about Paramedicine at St. Cloud Technical & Community College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,040
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 121
- a year, estimated
- $52,200
- price
- $10,474
Emergency Medicine Paramedic
Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,300Price if you pay yourself$12,675Program website, Emergency Medicine Paramedic at Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Emergency Medicine Paramedic at Rochester Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 30%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,567
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 120
- a year, estimated
- $38,300
- price
- $12,675
Intensive Care Paramedic Technician
South Central College, North Mankato
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,500Price if you pay yourself$11,123Program website, Intensive Care Paramedic Technician at South Central CollegeMore details about Intensive Care Paramedic Technician at South Central College
- Finished
- 49%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,618
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 111
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $58,500
- price
- $11,123
Paramedic
Anoka Technical College, Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$48,100Price if you pay yourself$10,318Program website, Paramedic at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 53%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,022
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 102
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $48,100
- price
- $10,318
Paramedic
Ridgewater College, Hutchinson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,000Price if you pay yourself$10,632Program website, Paramedic at Ridgewater CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Ridgewater College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,243
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 99
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $41,000
- price
- $10,632
Paramedic
Ridgewater College, Willmar
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,000Price if you pay yourself$10,632Program website, Paramedic at Ridgewater CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Ridgewater College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,243
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 99
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $41,000
- price
- $10,632
Paramedic
Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,100Price if you pay yourself$10,197Program website, Paramedic at Northland Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Northland Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 22%
- Working at 6 months
- 29%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,033
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 95
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $16,100
- price
- $10,197
Paramedic
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,100Price if you pay yourself$6,550Program website, Paramedic at Inver Hills Community CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Inver Hills Community College
- Finished
- 21%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,263
- Length
- 60 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- a year, estimated
- $37,100
- price
- $6,550
Emergency Medical Response Technician
Central Lakes College, Staples
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,900Price if you pay yourself$2,785Program website, Emergency Medical Response Technician at Central Lakes CollegeMore details about Emergency Medical Response Technician at Central Lakes College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,480
- Length
- 30 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 47
- a year, estimated
- $41,900
- price
- $2,785
Emergency Medical Response Technician
Central Lakes College, Brainerd
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,900Price if you pay yourself$2,785Program website, Emergency Medical Response Technician at Central Lakes CollegeMore details about Emergency Medical Response Technician at Central Lakes College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,480
- Length
- 30 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 47
- a year, estimated
- $41,900
- price
- $2,785
Paramedic
Minnesota North College, Eveleth
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Paramedic at Minnesota North CollegeMore details about Paramedic at Minnesota North College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 60 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for EMT classes in Minnesota
Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in Minnesota
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 Minnesota EMT and paramedic program numbers come from
Which Minnesota EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?
These are the EMT and paramedic programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.
How Minnesota 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 Minnesota
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: EMTs and Paramedics
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs