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EMT classes in Puerto Rico

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

3 schools offer these EMT and paramedic programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 5 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 7 programs

How much do EMT classes cost in Puerto Rico?

$7,085 to $18,015

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 7 programs with a price: $7,085 to $26,282

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $11,900
Length
56 to 77 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 Puerto Rico may also offer EMT classes. How these figures are made

Are there free EMT classes in Puerto Rico?

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

EMT classes in San Juan, Mayagüez, Arecibo and other Puerto Rico cities

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All 7 EMT and paramedic programs in Puerto Rico approved for funding

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7 programs

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico

    NUC University, Mayaguez

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Mayaguez · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$14,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,085
    Program website, Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    More details about Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,500
    Length
    64 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $45
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    $14,000
    price
    $7,085

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico

    NUC University, Arecibo

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Arecibo · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$13,800
    Price if you pay yourself$7,085
    Program website, Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    More details about Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,460
    Length
    64 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $45
    Students counted
    30
    a year, estimated
    $13,800
    price
    $7,085

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

    Grado Asociado de Emergencias Médicas Paramédico

    Atenas College, Manati

    No diploma needed

    Atenas College, Manati · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$4,600
    Price if you pay yourself$18,415
    Program website, Grado Asociado de Emergencias Médicas Paramédico at Atenas College
    More details about Grado Asociado de Emergencias Médicas Paramédico at Atenas College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,160
    Length
    96 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,240
    Students counted
    27
    a year, estimated
    $4,600
    price
    $18,415

  • Paramedic or EMS (associate degree)Several formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate Degree in Medical Emergencies

    CEM College, Rio Piedras

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CEM College, Rio Piedras · Paramedic or EMS (associate degree) · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$11,900
    Price if you pay yourself$26,282
    Program website, Associate Degree in Medical Emergencies at CEM College
    More details about Associate Degree in Medical Emergencies at CEM College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,980
    Length
    90 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $6,919
    Students counted
    27
    a year, estimated
    $11,900
    price
    $26,282

  • EMTIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico

    NUC University, Yauco

    No diploma needed

    NUC University, Yauco · EMT · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$11,600
    Price if you pay yourself$7,085
    Program website, Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    More details about Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,900
    Length
    64 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $45
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $11,600
    price
    $7,085

  • EMTSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico

    NUC University, Carolina

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Carolina · EMT · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,220
    Program website, Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    More details about Técnico de Emergencias Médicas-Básico at NUC University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,262
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,220

  • ParamedicIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Emergencias Médica- Paramédico

    Atenas College, Manati

    No diploma needed

    Atenas College, Manati · Paramedic · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,615
    Program website, Técnico de Emergencias Médica- Paramédico at Atenas College
    More details about Técnico de Emergencias Médica- Paramédico at Atenas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,415
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,615

How to pay for EMT classes in Puerto Rico

Workforce funding can pay for EMT classes in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico EMT and paramedic program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico EMT and paramedic programs are on this list?

These are the EMT and paramedic programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about EMT classes in Puerto Rico

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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
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns