3 accredited schools across the Columbus metro area trained 162 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.
115 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,338 ($10,917 out of state).
Public career school in Newark that reported 41 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,776 for a program of about 4 months.
6 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,136 ($7,896 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Columbus, OH metro area graduated 162 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Columbus State Community College with 115.
Among schools that published a program price, Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County in Newark listed the lowest total: $1,776 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Columbus, OH metro earn a median $41,520 a year ($19.96/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.