2 accredited schools across the Winston metro area trained 48 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 Forsyth County graduated 38 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,824 ($6,432 out of state).
Public two-year college in Thomasville that reported 10 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,125 ($7,772 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area graduated 48 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Forsyth Technical Community College with 38.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Winston-Salem, NC metro earn a median $44,860 a year ($21.57/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.