2 accredited schools across the Indianapolis metro area trained 807 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 two-year college in Marion County graduated 804 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,912 ($9,465 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Indianapolis that reported 3 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $9,241 ($32,509 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area graduated 807 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Ivy Tech Community College with 804.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro earn a median $46,320 a year ($22.27/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $42,740 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.