Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic), you may want to check out the program at Central New Mexico Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 21,398 students attend the school each year.

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.

CNM Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Degrees Available

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

CNM Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Rankings

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic) only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at CNM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

CNM 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 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic).

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
• Surgical Technology
• Radiologic Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	1,480	$35,660
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170

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.