2 accredited schools across the Cape Coral metro area trained 324 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 four-year institution in Lee County graduated 261 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,436 ($9,750 out of state).
This public two-year college in Lee County graduated 63 EMT students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,786 for a program of about 3 months.
2 accredited schools in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area graduated 324 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Florida SouthWestern State College with 261.
Among schools that published a program price, Fort Myers Technical College in Fort Myers listed the lowest total: $1,786 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro earn a median $39,220 a year ($18.85/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,870 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.