3 accredited schools across the Albuquerque metro area trained 244 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 Bernalillo County graduated 203 EMT students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,584 ($8,016 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Bernalillo County graduated 30 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,803 ($25,139 out of state).
This public two-year college in Valencia County graduated 11 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,788 ($5,040 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Albuquerque, NM metro area graduated 244 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Central New Mexico Community College with 203.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Albuquerque, NM metro earn a median $40,270 a year ($19.36/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,550 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.