7 accredited schools across the Detroit metro area trained 326 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 Oakland County graduated 118 EMT students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,800 ($5,340 out of state).
65 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,688 ($3,643 out of state).
57 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
Private for-profit two-year college in Madison Heights that reported 53 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $29,760.
20 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,664 ($6,744 out of state).
9 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,510 ($6,968 out of state).
This public two-year college in Macomb County graduated 4 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,330 ($7,950 out of state).
7 accredited schools in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area graduated 326 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Oakland Community College with 118.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro earn a median $42,050 a year ($20.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,870 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.