2 accredited schools across the Panama City metro area trained 76 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 Bay County graduated 73 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,750 ($7,065 out of state).
3 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
2 accredited schools in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area graduated 76 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Gulf Coast State College with 73.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro earn a median $38,020 a year ($18.28/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.