3 accredited schools across the Portland metro area trained 191 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 Portland that reported 126 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,608 ($9,648 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Clark County graduated 41 EMT students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,306 ($10,054 out of state).
24 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,535 ($13,365 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area graduated 191 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Portland Community College with 126.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro earn a median $52,010 a year ($25.01/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $49,270 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.