6 accredited schools across the Cincinnati metro area trained 251 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 four-year institution in Hamilton County graduated 78 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,410 ($8,811 out of state).
This price is for a longer program than a typical EMT course; it is classified under the same federal program code. Ask about stand-alone EMT training.
This public career school in Butler County graduated 75 EMT students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,948 for a program of about 11 months.
This public two-year college in Boone County graduated 65 EMT students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
Public career school in Bethel that reported 19 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $2,175 for a program of about 4 months.
13 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $2,000 for a program of about 4 months.
This public four-year institution in Clermont County graduated 1 EMT student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,712 ($12,944 out of state).
6 accredited schools in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area graduated 251 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Cincinnati State Technical and Community College with 78.
Among schools that published a program price, Warren County Career Center in Lebanon listed the lowest total: $2,000 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro earn a median $39,910 a year ($19.19/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $40,220 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.