4 accredited schools across the Minneapolis metro area trained 376 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 Washington County graduated 206 EMT students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,475.
This public two-year college in Anoka County graduated 92 EMT students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,692.
53 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,420.
Public two-year college in Brooklyn Park that reported 25 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,341.
4 accredited schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area graduated 376 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Century College with 206.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro earn a median $49,970 a year ($24.03/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,090 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.