2 accredited schools across the Kingsport metro area trained 83 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.
72 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
11 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,758 ($10,056 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area graduated 83 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Northeast State Community College with 72.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro earn a median $36,680 a year ($17.64/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $40,330 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.