3 accredited schools across the Nashville metro area trained 236 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 public two-year college in Sumner County graduated 119 EMT students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
99 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,564 ($17,764 out of state).
This public two-year college in Rutherford County graduated 18 EMT students in 2023–24.
3 accredited schools in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area graduated 236 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Volunteer State Community College with 119.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro earn a median $47,990 a year ($23.07/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.