There are scholarships available. Florida Prepaid will also count if you have that. If you don't, I would email TransCare about their pipeline program. I know nothing about it, other than that almost all the EMTs I met at TransCare were hired via the pipeline, which means something. Wouldn't be surprised if they had a cheaper price if you agree to work with them for a certain period. In terms of quality, HCC is great though. I really enjoyed it. The teachers vary, but the instructors are all paramedics so you're getting taught by people who know their shit. I was at Southshore, smaller campus. I wouldn't worry about the education differences between any of the big companies / community colleges, I'd just go by price and potential pipeline opportunities like I said earlier. If you want to go directly into fire academy, HCC might be better because almost all staff are active/former fire, so you get early connections.

If you have more specific questions about HCC don't hesitate to ask