3 accredited schools across the Providence metro area trained 7 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 private nonprofit four-year institution in Kent County graduated 5 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $33,225.
1 EMT credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Bristol County graduated 1 EMT student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $42,336.
3 accredited schools in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area graduated 7 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was New England Institute of Technology with 5.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro earn a median $47,310 a year ($22.75/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $51,290 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.