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CIP 51.0904 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).

A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.0904. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years3436,729
2025Associate degree4453,615
2025Certificate 2–4 years420
2025Bachelor degree19457
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2025Master degree17
2025Certificate under 12 weeks1327,285
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year31414,407
2024Certificate 1–2 years3376,390
2024Associate degree4413,607
2024Certificate 2–4 years23
2024Bachelor degree21380
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2024Master degree114
2024Certificate under 12 weeks1266,225
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year30712,738
2023Certificate 1–2 years3425,784
2023Associate degree4393,412
2023Certificate 2–4 years11
2023Bachelor degree22349
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2023Master degree18
2023Certificate under 12 weeks1216,180
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year29712,249
2022Certificate 1–2 years3555,811
2022Associate degree4433,686
2022Certificate 2–4 years11
2022Bachelor degree22370
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate29
2022Master degree213
2022Certificate under 12 weeks1115,404
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28811,940
2021Certificate 1–2 years3435,513
2021Associate degree4363,608
2021Certificate 2–4 years111
2021Bachelor degree24362
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate23
2021Master degree27
2021Certificate under 12 weeks1124,919
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28012,219
2020Certificate 1–2 years3526,058
2020Associate degree4413,559
2020Certificate 2–4 years336
2020Bachelor degree23314
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate28
2020Master degree213
2020Certificate under 12 weeks1034,613
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year27811,002

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 51.0904 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

761 institutions

CA · Two-year

Cuesta College ↗

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

Certificate 1–2 years: 11 first-major awards · year ending 2024.

Associate degree: 7 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Certificate under 12 weeks: 23 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 136 first-major awards · year ending 2025.

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