7 accredited schools across the Riverside metro area trained 1,065 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 Victorville that reported 667 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,402 ($10,102 out of state).
This public four-year institution in San Bernardino County graduated 202 EMT students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($12,144 out of state).
This public two-year college in Riverside County graduated 176 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($11,190 out of state).
9 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($11,040 out of state).
5 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($9,936 out of state).
This public two-year college in Riverside County graduated 5 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,548 out of state).
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Loma Linda that reported 1 EMT graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $24,000.
7 accredited schools in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area graduated 1,065 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Victor Valley College with 667.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro earn a median $43,500 a year ($20.92/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.