8 accredited schools across the Los Angeles metro area trained 256 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 two-year college in Santa Clarita that reported 99 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($11,160 out of state).
Public two-year college in Mission Viejo that reported 79 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($13,680 out of state).
Public two-year college in Walnut that reported 39 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($10,136 out of state).
This public two-year college in Los Angeles County graduated 18 EMT students in 2023–24.
7 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($7,104 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Los Angeles County graduated 5 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,196 ($10,088 out of state).
Public two-year college in Long Beach that reported 5 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,472 ($11,356 out of state).
Public two-year college in Monterey Park that reported 4 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,196 ($10,088 out of state).
8 accredited schools in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area graduated 256 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was College of the Canyons with 99.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro earn a median $45,090 a year ($21.68/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,380 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.