2 accredited schools across the Wichita metro area trained 111 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.
Public two-year college in Wichita that reported 73 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,552 ($5,462 out of state).
38 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,190 ($4,890 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Wichita, KS metro area graduated 111 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology with 73.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Wichita, KS metro earn a median $36,860 a year ($17.72/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $35,780 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.