4 accredited schools across the Denver metro area trained 713 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 four-year institution in Lakewood that reported 262 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,936 ($16,176 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Adams County graduated 191 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Littleton that reported 188 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
72 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,754 ($15,404 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area graduated 713 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Red Rocks Community College with 262.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro earn a median $45,750 a year ($22.00/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,750 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.