2 accredited schools across the McAllen metro area trained 144 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 Hidalgo County graduated 99 EMT students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,800 ($7,500 out of state).
45 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,900 for a program of about 5 months.
2 accredited schools in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area graduated 144 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was South Texas College with 99.
Among schools that published a program price, Rio Grande Valley College in Pharr listed the lowest total: $5,900 for tuition, books and supplies.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro earn a median $33,620 a year ($16.16/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.