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EMT classes in Nevada

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

5 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, 6 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 13 programs

How much do EMT classes cost in Nevada?

$918 to $9,056

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 programs with a price: $888 to $11,538

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
15 to 48 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 Nevada may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made

Are there free EMT classes in Nevada?

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

EMT classes in Reno, Carson City, Elko and other Nevada cities

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All 13 EMT and paramedic programs in Nevada approved for funding

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13 programs

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Services

    Western Nevada College, Carson City

    No diploma needed

    Western Nevada College, Carson City · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,055
    Program website, Emergency Medical Services at Western Nevada College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    142
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,055

  • Advanced EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

    Western Nevada College, Carson City

    No diploma needed

    Western Nevada College, Carson City · Advanced EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,079
    Program website, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician at Western Nevada College
    More details about Advanced Emergency Medical Technician at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,348
    Students counted
    56
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,079

  • ParamedicIn personPrerequisite courses

    Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic

    Western Nevada College, Carson City

    Prerequisite courses

    Western Nevada College, Carson City · Paramedic · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,056
    Program website, Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic at Western Nevada College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,075
    Students counted
    22
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,056

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Services - Accelerated

    Western Nevada College, Carson City

    No diploma needed

    Western Nevada College, Carson City · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,074
    Program website, Emergency Medical Services - Accelerated at Western Nevada College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services - Accelerated at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,323
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,074

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno

    No diploma needed

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,800
    Price if you pay yourself$888
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,444
    Length
    16 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $619
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $45,800
    price
    $888

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced

    REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, Reno

    High school diploma or equivalent

    REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, Reno · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$893
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced at REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced at REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $385
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $893

  • EMTIn personPrerequisite courses

    EMT

    Great Basin College, Elko

    Prerequisite courses

    Great Basin College, Elko · EMT · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$900
    School website, EMT at Great Basin College
    More details about EMT at Great Basin College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $425
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $900

  • Advanced EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno

    No diploma needed

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · Advanced EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$918
    Program website, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    More details about Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $531
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $918

  • Advanced EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Elko

    Great Basin College, Elko

    No diploma needed

    Great Basin College, Elko · Advanced EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,159
    Program website, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Elko at Great Basin College
    More details about Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Elko at Great Basin College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,159

  • Advanced EMTHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)

    EMS Training Center of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    EMS Training Center of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas · Advanced EMT · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,575
    Program website, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) at EMS Training Center of Southern Nevada
    More details about Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) at EMS Training Center of Southern Nevada
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    28 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $670
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,575

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Emphasis - AAS

    Great Basin College, Elko

    Prerequisite courses

    Great Basin College, Elko · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,935
    School website, Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Emphasis - AAS at Great Basin College
    More details about Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Emphasis - AAS at Great Basin College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,935

  • ParamedicIn personEducation and courses

    EMT - Paramedic

    REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, Reno

    Education and courses

    REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, Reno · Paramedic · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,200
    Program website, EMT - Paramedic at REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority
    More details about EMT - Paramedic at REMSA (Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,596
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,200

  • ParamedicHybridPrerequisite courses

    Paramedic Certificate of Achievement

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno

    Prerequisite courses

    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · Paramedic · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,538
    Program website, Paramedic Certificate of Achievement at Truckee Meadows Community College
    More details about Paramedic Certificate of Achievement at Truckee Meadows Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,659
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,538

How to pay for EMT classes in Nevada

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in Nevada

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 Nevada EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which Nevada EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

How Nevada 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.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about EMT classes in Nevada

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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