3 accredited schools across the Sacramento metro area trained 39 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.
This public two-year college in Sacramento County graduated 20 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($11,520 out of state).
This public two-year college in Placer County graduated 15 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($9,936 out of state).
This public two-year college in Sacramento County graduated 4 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($11,520 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area graduated 39 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Cosumnes River College with 20.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro earn a median $49,550 a year ($23.82/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.