2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #242 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for respiratory therapy technician/assistant students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 28 associate degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

1

Dalton State College
Dalton, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Dalton State College is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the small city of Dalton, DSC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Dalton State College

2

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Pierpont Community and Technical College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Pierpont Community and Technical College

Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best respiratory therapy technician/assistant schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	217	14
West Virginia	180	14

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1,637
Physical Therapy Assistant	1,628
Occupational Therapist Assistant	1,018
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	454
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	136
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	20
Anesthesiologist Assistant	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	12

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.