2 accredited schools across the Jacksonville metro area trained 129 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.
82 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,095 ($7,947 out of state).
Public career school in Saint Augustine that reported 47 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,097 for a program of about 12 months.
2 accredited schools in the Jacksonville, FL metro area graduated 129 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Florida State College at Jacksonville with 82.
Among schools that published a program price, First Coast Technical College in Saint Augustine listed the lowest total: $6,097 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Jacksonville, FL metro earn a median $39,120 a year ($18.81/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.