4 accredited schools across the Orlando metro area trained 538 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 Sanford that reported 285 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,498 ($9,494 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Orlando that reported 172 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,984 ($7,933 out of state).
76 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,882 for a program of about 11 months.
5 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,240.
4 accredited schools in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area graduated 538 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Seminole State College of Florida with 285.
Among schools that published a program price, Lake Technical College in Eustis listed the lowest total: $6,882 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro earn a median $38,510 a year ($18.52/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.