2 accredited schools across the Austin metro area trained 68 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 four-year institution in Travis County graduated 48 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,010 ($10,050 out of state).
20 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college.
2 accredited schools in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area graduated 68 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Austin Community College District with 48.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro earn a median $45,740 a year ($21.99/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,260 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.