2 accredited schools across the Springfield metro area trained 18 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.
17 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,072 ($5,760 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Greene County graduated 1 EMT student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $7,800.
2 accredited schools in the Springfield, MO metro area graduated 18 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Ozarks Technical Community College with 17.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Springfield, MO metro earn a median $43,700 a year ($21.01/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.