How much did becoming an EMT/medic cost you?

epipusher

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EMT-B, Indiana University. ~$600

EMT-P, Community College in Iowa $4500 (employer paid)
 

medicsb

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EMT-B: 550ish (including the text)
EMT-P: 9000ish including books.

Costs for testing, etc. was included in tuition.
 

Ark

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Wow, looks like everyone got off a lot more cheaply than I did!

$2500 Tuition (included uniform, book, background check, drug test, etc...)

$70 x2 (practical and written)

$lots (gas, etc)

I wouldn't trade it in for anything though, my school experience was phenomenal (have yet to take practicals/written). I'll be continuing on to medic at the same school as well.
 

EMTSTUDENT25

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Nashville area Comm College $1500 tuition/books/shots/clinical shirt/testing fees

pants, steth, boots, all seperate...Prob right under $2k for basic w/ IV cert , give or take.
 

EMT11KDL

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Holy crap! you had to get married too? That's rough!

[sorry/congratulations] for your loss (Delete as applicable)

Hey crap happens... its a good thing though... cause the lovely lady i am with now, i couldnt ask for anything better.. she understands what i do, and the hours. And she is a pharmacist :)
 

Trauma_Junkie

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For those going through/having gone through paramedic school I'm surprised I'm not seeing more costs like "my marriage" or "my friends and family". :p

I've lost some friends in the process for sure, but it's because they don't understand what a commitment Paramedic school is. Having said that, I've gained several very good friends through class. :cool:
 

EMT11KDL

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I've lost some friends in the process for sure, but it's because they don't understand what a commitment Paramedic school is. Having said that, I've gained several very good friends through class. :cool:

I also agree, The friends and the "New Family" i have within the fire house and everything, i couldnt ask for much better group of people
 

Shooter

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After reading the responses thus far, I feel fortunate that I will not pay a dime. The VA is picking up the tab for my Paramedic Science degree. Also, the VA is paying me to go to school. :blush:
 

daine.scott

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The whole cost turned around to be about $ 6500. This includes ACLS, PALS, ITLS and NRP. I am still thinking of pursuing further studies once I have enough funds for it.
 

StickySideDown

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Already answered for how much my basic has cost me. Going to school now to be a Medic.

So Far for my first semester ( 1 of 6 ):

Tuition : $3,800
Books : $800
Physicals/Background Check : $400.
Uniforms : $240
 

JsonAre

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About 600 dollars, compared to the program I was going to take it:censored::censored::censored:8217;s much MUCH better. The program I was going to take at a local hospital was 1800 dollars for EMT-B. Still in the class by the way.
 
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Matman22

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I Completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) degree In brisbane Australia which qualifies me as an Advanced Care Paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service..

The degree was AU$24,500
probably $1000 for textbooks
$500 for health, fitness and criminal hx tests.

Not a cheap endeavour...
Plus QAS is not the highest paying ambulance services in australia...
but it's getting better and better! lol
 

jimmy ardon

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Lets see 2000 for tuition emt hybrid course (online) "self paced" 3 months long
300 for titer test
50 for physical
20 in gas for going back and forth from vero beach to orlando once a week for labs and clinicals
35 for florida license fee
75 for NREMT
 

DrankTheKoolaid

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2k for paramedic which included livescans and vaccine I needed updated, acls, pals, phtls, and internship. Passed NREMT 1st attempt as did most of my class. Class is still the same price
 
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