2 accredited schools across the Asheville metro area trained 47 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 Asheville that reported 35 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,432 ($8,576 out of state).
This public two-year college in Henderson County graduated 12 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,432 ($8,576 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Asheville, NC metro area graduated 47 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with 35.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Asheville, NC metro earn a median $43,690 a year ($21.01/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,250 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.