3 accredited schools across the Memphis metro area trained 232 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.
105 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
Public two-year college in Senatobia that reported 72 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,400.
This public two-year college in Crittenden County graduated 55 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,048 ($4,560 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area graduated 232 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Southwest Tennessee Community College with 105.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro earn a median $38,620 a year ($18.57/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.