4 accredited schools across the Dallas metro area trained 567 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.
337 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,370 ($6,000 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Weatherford that reported 81 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,510 ($8,580 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Collin County graduated 79 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,800 ($5,550 out of state).
This public two-year college in Tarrant County graduated 70 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,728 ($8,235 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area graduated 567 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Dallas College with 337.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro earn a median $37,900 a year ($18.22/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.