3 accredited schools across the Worcester metro area trained 22 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 Worcester County graduated 12 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
This public two-year college in Worcester County graduated 7 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($5,520 out of state).
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Paxton that reported 3 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $40,332.
3 accredited schools in the Worcester, MA metro area graduated 22 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Quinsigamond Community College with 12.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Worcester, MA metro earn a median $50,560 a year ($24.31/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,230 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.