2 accredited schools across the Ocala metro area trained 134 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 Marion County graduated 122 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,987 ($7,947 out of state).
Public two-year college in Ocala that reported 12 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,099 for a program of about 2 months.
2 accredited schools in the Ocala, FL metro area graduated 134 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was College of Central Florida with 122.
Among schools that published a program price, Marion Technical College in Ocala listed the lowest total: $3,099 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Ocala, FL metro earn a median $38,480 a year ($18.50/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.