4 accredited schools across the Philadelphia metro area trained 19 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.
10 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,050 ($12,150 out of state).
7 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,516 ($5,484 out of state).
1 EMT credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($8,490 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Philadelphia County graduated 1 EMT student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $21,023 ($36,280 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area graduated 19 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Delaware County Community College with 10.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro earn a median $47,790 a year ($22.97/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,310 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.