Retraining Report
Find training

EMT classes in New Hampshire

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

5 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 3 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 New Hampshire?

$892 to $2,124

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 8 programs with a price: $645 to $14,000

Finished the program
86%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
5 to 17 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 New Hampshire may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made

Are there free EMT classes in New Hampshire?

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

EMT classes in Manchester, Concord, Laconia and other New Hampshire cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 8 EMT and paramedic programs in New Hampshire approved for funding

Filters
What you need to enroll
Kind of program
How it's taught
How to show the list

8 programs

  • Emergency medical responderHybridNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Responder

    NH Fire Academy and EMS, Concord

    No diploma needed

    NH Fire Academy and EMS, Concord · Emergency medical responder · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$20,100
    Price if you pay yourself$885
    Program website, Emergency Medical Responder at NH Fire Academy and EMS
    More details about Emergency Medical Responder at NH Fire Academy and EMS
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,019
    Length
    5 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    258
    a year, estimated
    $20,100
    price
    $885

  • EMTIn personPrerequisite courses

    Emergency Medical Technician/ EMT

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester

    Prerequisite courses

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester · EMT · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,400
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician/ EMT at New England EMS Institute
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician/ EMT at New England EMS Institute
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    145
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,400

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Emergency Medical Technician

    Lakes Region Community College, Laconia

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lakes Region Community College, Laconia · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,700
    Price if you pay yourself$645
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician at Lakes Region Community College
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician at Lakes Region Community College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,914
    Length
    16 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    128
    a year, estimated
    $15,700
    price
    $645

  • Emergency medical responderIn personNo diploma needed

    Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

    Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO, Conway

    No diploma needed

    Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO, Conway · Emergency medical responder · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$895
    School website, Wilderness First Responder (WFR) at Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO
    More details about Wilderness First Responder (WFR) at Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    92
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $895

  • EMTIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician

    Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO, Conway

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO, Conway · EMT · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,395
    Program website, Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician at Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO
    More details about Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician at Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities dba SOLO
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    83
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,395

  • ParamedicIn personEducation and courses

    New England EMS Institute- Paramedic Program

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester

    Education and courses

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester · Paramedic · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,000
    Program website, New England EMS Institute- Paramedic Program at New England EMS Institute
    More details about New England EMS Institute- Paramedic Program at New England EMS Institute
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    61
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,000

  • EMTHybridNo diploma needed

    Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

    Life Safety Institute LLC, Manchester

    No diploma needed

    Life Safety Institute LLC, Manchester · EMT · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at Life Safety Institute LLC
    More details about Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at Life Safety Institute LLC
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    55
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Advanced EMTIn personPrerequisite courses

    Advanced Emergency Medical Technician/ AEMT

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester

    Prerequisite courses

    New England EMS Institute, Manchester · Advanced EMT · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,700
    Program website, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician/ AEMT at New England EMS Institute
    More details about Advanced Emergency Medical Technician/ AEMT at New England EMS Institute
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,700

How to pay for EMT classes in New Hampshire

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which New Hampshire EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire offers.

How New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for New Hampshire: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about EMT classes in New Hampshire

Show the 7 sourcesHide the sources
  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