3 accredited schools across the Kansas City metro area trained 317 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 Overland Park that reported 237 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,944 ($5,088 out of state).
74 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,296 ($5,628 out of state).
This public two-year college in Jackson County graduated 6 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,630 ($9,600 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area graduated 317 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Johnson County Community College with 237.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro earn a median $42,670 a year ($20.51/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $42,160 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.