4 accredited schools across the Seattle metro area trained 307 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.
Public four-year institution in Seattle that reported 150 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,458 ($4,947 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Tacoma that reported 134 EMT graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,477 ($10,587 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Pierce County graduated 17 EMT students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,131 ($10,080 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Lakewood that reported 6 EMT graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,074 ($4,599 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area graduated 307 EMT students in 2023–24. The largest was North Seattle College with 150.
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro earn a median $55,700 a year ($26.78/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $52,690 statewide and $44,470 nationally.
EMT courses commonly run one academic semester or an accelerated few weeks, plus clinical or field ride-along hours.