2 accredited schools across the Lima metro area trained 85 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 career school in Allen County graduated 75 EMT students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,400 for a program of about 4 months.
This public four-year institution in Allen County graduated 10 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,560 ($9,120 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Lima, OH metro area graduated 85 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Apollo Career Center with 75.
Among schools that published a program price, Apollo Career Center in Lima listed the lowest total: $1,400 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Lima, OH metro earn a median — a year (—/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.