6 accredited schools across the San Francisco metro area trained 196 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.
81 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($8,472 out of state).
Public two-year college in San Francisco that reported 78 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($12,960 out of state).
23 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,718 for a program of about 5 months.
This public two-year college in Contra Costa County graduated 9 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($8,304 out of state).
This public two-year college in Alameda County graduated 3 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($8,112 out of state).
Public two-year college in San Pablo that reported 2 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($8,304 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area graduated 196 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Merritt College with 81.
Among schools that published a program price, Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD in Concord listed the lowest total: $1,718 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro earn a median $51,480 a year ($24.75/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.