Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Moreno Valley College CTE · Moreno Valley, CA
- Cost
- $447
- Length
- 16 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 91%
Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 111
- Finished the program
- 35%Based on 111 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 91%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $5,502A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Emergency Medical Technicians
Job ads may call this: First Responder · Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
What this pays in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $38,139 | $44,718 | $63,571 |
| Across California | $39,824 | $47,678 | $80,338 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $47,678per yearRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA: $44,446
- Projected openings
- 19,450Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA: 1,400
- Projected change
- +15%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
EMS-50: An entry-level course the Emergency Medical Services career field that follows the current Department of Transportation (DOT) curriculum. Satisfactory completion of this course (when taken concurrently with EMS 51) prepares this student as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for work in the pre-hospital emergency medical environment. 99 hours lecture and 81 hours laboratory. EMS-51: Supervised work experience/clinical practice in a wide variety of patient care activities in the care of the sick and injured. This course meets all state and national guidelines. 81 hours laboratory. -Orientation, background check, AHA CPR Certification and occupation pre-screening required PRIOR TO program start.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
Ask before you enroll, not after
The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Perris Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 951-657-7105
2560 N. Perris BlvdSuite J3 and J4Perris, CA 92571about 3.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Third Saturday of the month 7:00am-3:30pm
Moreno Valley Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: Public Phone: 951-653-1311
23080 Alessandro Blvd.Suite 236Moreno Valley, CA 92553about 4.1 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.( Closed 12:30pm-1:30pm) Third Saturday of the month 7am-3:30pm
Moreno Valley Business and Employment Resource Center/AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 951-413-3920
12625 Frederick StreetSuite K-3Moreno Valley, CA 92553about 5.2 miles away
Hours: Monday- Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm Closed Fridays and Holidays
Has a veterans' representative
At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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