Paramedic Program
Crafton Hills College · Yucaipa, CA
- Cost
- $4,791
- Length
- 48 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs 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.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Yucaipa is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
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.
- Typical pay in California
- $47,678per year
- Projected openings
- 19,450
- 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.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 39% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 1%
- High school diploma
- 16%
- Started college, no degree
- 39%
- Two-year degree
- 19%
- Four-year degree
- 20%
- Master's degree
- 4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Paramedics
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Paramedic · First Responder · Flight Paramedic
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
- Typical pay in California
- $76,678per year
- Projected openings
- 3,120
- Projected change
- +15.7%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 39% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 0.7%
- High school diploma
- 7%
- Started college, no degree
- 39%
- Two-year degree
- 26%
- Four-year degree
- 19%
- Master's degree
- 4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 5%
It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
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.
We could not reach the page in the federal record when we checked on 2026-08-04, so this links to the provider's home page instead.
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 (2026-08-04). 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.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Moreno Valley Business and Employment Resource Center/AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 951-413-3920
12625 Frederick StreetSuite K-3Moreno Valley, CA 92553about 16.2 miles away
Hours: Monday- Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm Closed Fridays and Holidays
Has a veterans' representative
Moreno Valley Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: Public Phone: 951-653-1311
23080 Alessandro Blvd.Suite 236Moreno Valley, CA 92553about 16.6 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.( Closed 12:30pm-1:30pm) Third Saturday of the month 7am-3:30pm
East Valley America`s Job Center of California-Affiliate site
Phone: 909-382-0440
500 Inland Center DriveSan Bernadino County Workforce Development Suite 508San Bernardino, CA 92408about 16.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
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.
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