2 accredited schools across the Waco metro area trained 93 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.
58 EMT credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $7,192 ($11,842 out of state).
This public two-year college in McLennan County graduated 35 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,180 ($5,430 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Waco, TX metro area graduated 93 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was Texas State Technical College with 58.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Waco, TX metro earn a median $35,550 a year ($17.09/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.