7 accredited schools across the Baltimore metro area trained 117 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 Arnold that reported 65 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,976 ($10,128 out of state).
Public two-year college in Baltimore that reported 21 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,928 ($8,928 out of state).
13 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,264 ($7,656 out of state).
This public two-year college in Queen Anne's County graduated 9 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,072 ($7,536 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Baltimore that reported 6 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $9,238 ($26,594 out of state).
Public two-year college in Columbia that reported 2 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,834 ($9,342 out of state).
1 EMT credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,640 ($6,720 out of state).
7 accredited schools in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area graduated 117 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Anne Arundel Community College with 65.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro earn a median $48,330 a year ($23.24/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,100 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.