2025 Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic), you won't be alone. The field of study is the #41 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 47 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 569 associate degrees in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic).

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

1

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

El Centro College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic). Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from El Centro College

2

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) has to look into Houston Community College. Houston Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Houston.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Houston Community College

3

Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Lone Star College System if you wish to pursue an associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic). Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Lone Star College System

4

South Texas College
McAllen, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

South Texas College is a wonderful option for students interested in an associate degree in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic). Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from South Texas College

5

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Tarrant County College District

6

Angelina College
Lufkin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Lufkin, AC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Angelina College

7

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from San Jacinto Community College

8

Galveston College
Galveston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Galveston College is a small public college located in the small city of Galveston.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Galveston College

9

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Austin Community College District

10

Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Weatherford College is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Weatherford.More information about a associate in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) from Weatherford College

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Alvin Community College	Alvin, TX
12	Central New Mexico Community College	Albuquerque, NM
13	Amarillo College	Amarillo, TX
14	Tulsa Community College	Tulsa, OK
15	Tyler Junior College	Tyler, TX

Best Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Colleges by State

Explore the best emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	314
Arizona	349	167
New Mexico	255	45
Oklahoma	222	33

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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	1,086
Surgical Technology	826
Respiratory Care Therapy	704
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	624
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	100
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	89
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	58
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	55
Polysomnography	12
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.