9 accredited schools across the Phoenix metro area trained 1,096 EMTs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Public four-year institution in Glendale that reported 309 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
291 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 168 EMT students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,928 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 133 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
This public career school in Maricopa County graduated 112 EMT students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,816 for a program of about 4 months.
This public four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 37 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,928 out of state).
This public two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 21 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
18 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,420 for a program of about 2 months.
7 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,250 ($4,500 out of state).
9 accredited schools in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area graduated 1,096 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Glendale Community College with 309.
Among schools that published a program price, East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa listed the lowest total: $1,420 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro earn a median $39,500 a year ($18.99/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,500 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.