2 accredited schools across the Pensacola metro area trained 85 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 Escambia County graduated 65 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,871 ($7,483 out of state).
20 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
2 accredited schools in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area graduated 85 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Pensacola State College with 65.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro earn a median $42,990 a year ($20.67/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.