2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Washington

an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #242 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for respiratory therapy technician/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 associate degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on respiratory therapy technician/assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other respiratory therapy technician/assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory therapy technician/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for respiratory therapy technician/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant.

Top Washington Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

1

Highline College
Des Moines, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Highline College is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Highline is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Des Moines.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Highline College

2

Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Tacoma Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Tacoma Community College

Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	40
Nevada	185	39

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Rankings in Majors Related to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	238
Physical Therapy Assistant	92
Occupational Therapist Assistant	60
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	12
Anesthesiologist Assistant	11
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.