2 accredited schools across the Beaumont metro area trained 25 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 Jefferson County graduated 13 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,920 ($12,000 out of state).
This public two-year college in Orange County graduated 12 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,920 ($12,912 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area graduated 25 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Lamar Institute of Technology with 13.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro earn a median $34,750 a year ($16.71/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.