First responder training in New Mexico
55 first responder programs in 5 fields of public safety, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
15 schools offer these programs, and New Mexico has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 5 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
First responder training covers the people who come when you call 911: EMT and paramedic classes, police and corrections academies and fire academies, along with criminal justice and fire science certificates and degrees. It also takes in security guard training.
All job training programs in New Mexico, every line of work
Accredited first responder schools in New Mexico, each school with its accreditor
First responder training by state, to compare New Mexico with other states
Compare first responder programs in New Mexico: cost, pay and results
28 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $1,310 to $5,250
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $42,100
- Working 6 months later
- 73%
- Finished
- Left out
14 programs at 10 schools
- Most cost
- $5,108 to $7,470
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $35,800
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Finished
- Left out
7 programs at 4 schools
- Most cost
- $4,412 to $6,424
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $36,500
- Working 6 months later
- 64%
- Finished
- Left out
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Left out
3 programs at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in New Mexico may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in New Mexico, by line of work
- Trade school programs106
- IT certification programs87
- Business and office training67
- Medical certification programs53
- Allied health programs51
- Transportation and logistics training41
- Child care and social services training41
- Nursing and patient care programs37
- Culinary and hospitality programs10
- All job training in New Mexico549
Programs approved in New Mexico in each line of work.
Where the New Mexico first responder numbers come from
Which New Mexico programs are counted?
Programs New Mexico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New Mexico offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
How reliable are the New Mexico figures?
We leave out the share who finished for New Mexico: 7 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.
Sources for the funding facts about first responder programs in New Mexico
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List