3 accredited schools across the Oxnard metro area trained 83 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 Ventura that reported 49 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,340 ($8,555 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Moorpark that reported 30 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,340 ($8,555 out of state).
This public two-year college in Ventura County graduated 4 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,340 ($8,555 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area graduated 83 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Ventura College with 49.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro earn a median $45,710 a year ($21.98/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.