2 accredited schools across the Knoxville metro area trained 167 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 Harriman that reported 107 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,452 ($18,312 out of state).
This public two-year college in Campbell County graduated 60 EMT students in 2023–24.
2 accredited schools in the Knoxville, TN metro area graduated 167 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Roane State Community College with 107.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Knoxville, TN metro earn a median $38,330 a year ($18.43/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.