17 accredited Alabama schools graduated 1,123 EMT students in 2023–24. Compare them by city below, with published costs, program length and what EMTs earn in Alabama.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
60 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Jefferson County graduated 45 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,360.
This public two-year college in Jefferson County graduated 6 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
6 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,556 ($7,112 out of state).
245 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,528.
This public two-year college in Baldwin County graduated 74 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
159 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
Public two-year college in Gadsden that reported 106 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,048 ($6,096 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Mobile County graduated 87 EMT students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $8,976 ($17,952 out of state).
64 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
57 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
This public two-year college in Coffee County graduated 52 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
Public two-year college in Wadley that reported 46 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
This public two-year college in Covington County graduated 40 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
Public two-year college in Rainsville that reported 29 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
26 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
21 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
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We list 17 accredited Alabama schools that graduated EMT students in 2023–24, 15 of them public. Together they awarded 1,123 EMT credentials that year.
Most Alabama schools on this list are colleges that charge by the credit hour rather than a flat program price. Their median annual in-district tuition is $3,810; a short certificate typically costs a fraction of that.
The median emergency medical technician in Alabama earns $37,810 a year ($18.18 an hour), according to BLS data for May 2025, versus $44,470 nationally. The top 10% earn $51,160 or more.
Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach reported the most EMT graduates in Alabama: 245 in 2023–24.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.
Most states use the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) cognitive exam plus a psychomotor (skills) exam for initial licensure.