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Total duration
Salary Potential
Emergency Medical Responder Course
  • Number of classes: 1
  • Time to complete: 16 weeks
  • Estimated cost: $631.68*
Accepted Industry Credentials
  • EMR Certification (1 class)
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$26,000–$28,000
16 weeks
Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
  • Number of classes: 5
  • Time to complete: 16 weeks
  • Estimated cost: $2,527*
Accepted Industry Credentials
  • IV Certification (1 class)
  • EKG Certification (1 class)
  • EMT Certification (3 classes)
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$38,000–$62,000
32 weeks
Paramedic Certificate
  • Number of classes: 15
  • Time to complete: 32 weeks
  • Estimated cost: $9,475*
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$55,000–$83,000
2 years, 4 months
Associate of Applied Science

Paramedic

  • Number of classes: 7
  • Time to complete: 16 weeks
  • Estimated cost: $5,822*
Accepted Industry Credentials
  • Paramedic Certification (15 classes)
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$55,000–$110,000
2 years, 8 months
Community Paramedicine International Board of Specialty Certification

Community Paramedic Technician Course - 88 hours

Community Paramedic Clinician Course- 300 hours

  • Number of classes: 2
  • Time to complete: 388 hours
  • Estimated cost: Varies*
$68,000–$120,000
2 years, 9 months

*Tuition cost based on 2023-2024 in-state tuition after College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend.

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Participating Employers

The annual salary ranges shown for each program (above) are guaranteed by participating employers whose employees earn a certificate or degree. 

  • Community Hospital
  • Delta County Ambulence District
  • Family Health West
  • Grand Junction Fire
  • Intermountain Healthcare
  • Lower Valley Fire District
  • Palisade Fire Department