2 accredited schools across the Lincoln metro area trained 15 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 Lincoln that reported 14 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,912 ($3,500 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Lancaster County graduated 1 EMT student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $26,640.
2 accredited schools in the Lincoln, NE metro area graduated 15 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Southeast Community College Area with 14.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Lincoln, NE metro earn a median $35,820 a year ($17.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,710 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.