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EMT classes in St. Louis

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

8 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs with classes in the St. Louis area, and every one is approved 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 St. Louis, 6 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 10 programs

All 54 EMT and paramedic programs in Missouri, including online programs

How much do EMT classes cost in St. Louis?

$4,880 to $12,075

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 9 programs with a price: $1,349 to $79,600

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
52 to 64 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 St. Louis may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made

Are there free EMT classes in St. Louis?

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

All 10 EMT and paramedic programs in St. Louis approved for funding

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10 programs

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

    Emergency Medical Science, AAS

    St. Charles Community College, Cottleville

    No diploma needed

    St. Charles Community College, Cottleville · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,216
    Program website, Emergency Medical Science, AAS at St. Charles Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Science, AAS at St. Charles Community College
    Finished
    11%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,152
    Students counted
    158
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,216

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

    Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic

    Jefferson College, Hillsboro

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson College, Hillsboro · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,075
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic at Jefferson College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic at Jefferson College
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,975
    Students counted
    129
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,075

  • ParamedicIn personEducation and courses

    Paramedic Technology: CP

    St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton

    Education and courses

    St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton · Paramedic · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,880
    Program website, Paramedic Technology: CP at St. Louis Community College, District
    More details about Paramedic Technology: CP at St. Louis Community College, District
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,535
    Students counted
    67
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,880

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)HybridEducation and courses

    Paramedicine AAS

    Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey

    Education and courses

    Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$31,500
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Paramedicine AAS at Lewis and Clark Community College
    More details about Paramedicine AAS at Lewis and Clark Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,874
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    $31,500
    price
    Not reported

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    Paramedic Technology: AAS

    St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton

    Education and courses

    St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,320
    Program website, Paramedic Technology: AAS at St. Louis Community College, District
    More details about Paramedic Technology: AAS at St. Louis Community College, District
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    102 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,650
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,320

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technician Training (emt-B)

    St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education, Saint Charles

    No diploma needed

    St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education, Saint Charles · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,349
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician Training (emt-B) at St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician Training (emt-B) at St. Charles R-Vi/adult Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $380
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,349

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technology

    Jefferson College, Hillsboro

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson College, Hillsboro · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,750
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technology at Jefferson College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technology at Jefferson College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $415
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,750

  • ParamedicIn personNo diploma needed

    Paramedic Technology

    East Central College, Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Union · Paramedic · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,235
    Program website, Paramedic Technology at East Central College
    More details about Paramedic Technology at East Central College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,968
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,235

  • ParamedicIn personNo diploma needed

    Paramedic Program

    Respond Right Ems Academy, Saint Peters

    No diploma needed

    Respond Right Ems Academy, Saint Peters · Paramedic · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,550
    Program website, Paramedic Program at Respond Right Ems Academy
    More details about Paramedic Program at Respond Right Ems Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,550

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

    Paramedicine (bs)

    Lindenwood University, Saint Charles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lindenwood University, Saint Charles · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$79,600
    Program website, Paramedicine (bs) at Lindenwood University
    More details about Paramedicine (bs) at Lindenwood University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    128 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,525
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $79,600

How to pay for EMT classes in St. Louis

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in St. Louis

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 St. Louis EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which St. Louis EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs with classes in the St. Louis area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Missouri page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How St. Louis 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 St. Louis

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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