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Programs in Respiratory Care Therapy

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Currently Viewing: All Majors • Health Care • Intervention and Treatment • Respiratory Care Therapy

Respiratory care therapy programs train individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Course topics include: the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.

Top Schools For Respiratory Care Therapy Programs

Most Selective:
Baptist Memorial Health Sciences

Least Selective:
Carrington College - Westside

Largest:
Ivy Tech Community College

Smallest:
Cape Girardeau Tech

Most Expensive:
Northeastern University

Least Expensive:
El Paso Community College

Best Academics:
University of Alabama - Birmingham

Best Social Life:
Florida A&M University

Most Diverse:
Georgia State University

Hottest Guys:
Florida A&M University

Hottest Girls:
Florida A&M University

Smartest Guys:
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Smartest Girls:
Long Island University - Brooklyn

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Instituto de Banca y Comercio Inc
San Juan, PR		 Unknown 13,315 213 Certificate (213)
ATI College of Health
Miami, FL		 $32,000 1,276 209 Associate (209)
ATI Career Training Center - Dallas
Dallas, TX		 Unknown 325 123 Associate (123)
Concorde - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA		 Unknown 780 119 Associate (119)
Weber State University
Ogden, UT		 $12,653 22,707 115 Associate (75), Bachelor's (40)
California College - San Diego
San Diego, CA		 Unknown 1,100 114 Associate (103), Bachelor's (11)
Concorde - Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA		 Unknown 786 98 Associate (98)
Concorde - North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA		 Unknown 661 96 Associate (96)
Kaplan College - Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ		 Unknown 760 88 Associate (88)
Kaplan College - Modesto
Salida, CA		 Unknown 1,056 86 Associate (86)
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Respiratory Care Therapy Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 708 9%
Associate 6,686 83%
Bachelor's 701 9%
Master's 6 0%
Doctoral Not Available 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 2,555 31%
Female 5,772 69%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 741 9%
Black or African American 1,228 15%
Hispanic or Latino 1,190 15%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 97 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 4,491 55%
Other/Unknown 416 5%
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