Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) at Tarrant County College District

If you plan to study emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic), take a look at what Tarrant County College District has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 43,000.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) section at the bottom of this page.

Tarrant County College Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Tarrant County College Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Rankings

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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Student Demographics at Tarrant County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) majors at Tarrant County College District.

Tarrant County College Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) at Tarrant County College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Tarrant County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tarrant County College District with a associate's in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic).

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy
• Surgical Technology
• Radiologic Technology

Careers That Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Grads May Go Into

A degree in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Tarrant County College District.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.