15 accredited schools across the Chicago metro area trained 1,704 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.
264 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,288 ($9,312 out of state).
Public two-year college in Glen Ellyn that reported 246 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,420 ($11,610 out of state).
This public two-year college in Lake County graduated 209 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,835 ($13,377 out of state).
Public two-year college in Des Plaines that reported 142 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,815 ($12,292 out of state).
Public two-year college in Chicago that reported 135 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,380 ($14,430 out of state).
130 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,168 ($9,504 out of state).
116 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,240 ($12,138 out of state).
This public two-year college in McHenry County graduated 110 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,495 ($14,368 out of state).
Public two-year college in Chicago Heights that reported 101 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,444 ($10,332 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 96 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,252 ($11,232 out of state).
81 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,440 ($14,400 out of state).
This public two-year college in DeKalb County graduated 32 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,410 ($13,230 out of state).
Public two-year college in Joliet that reported 31 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,480 ($12,750 out of state).
9 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,160 ($10,304 out of state).
This public two-year college in Cook County graduated 2 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,560 ($12,150 out of state).
15 accredited schools in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area graduated 1,704 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Moraine Valley Community College with 264.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median $44,020 a year ($21.16/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $42,260 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.