6 accredited schools across the Atlanta metro area trained 337 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.
152 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
Public two-year college in Marietta that reported 57 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
This public two-year college in Gwinnett County graduated 49 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
41 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
30 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
8 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,400 ($4,800 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area graduated 337 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Crescent Technical College with 152.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro earn a median $47,500 a year ($22.84/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,550 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.