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2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
153 Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, respiratory therapy technician/assistant sits in the middle of the road, ranking #685 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 153 degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant School

Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in the Far Western US Region The respiratory therapy technician/assistant program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant rankings. We derive our Best Overall Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
Bachelor's Degrees in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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

The schools below may not offer all types of respiratory therapy technician/assistant degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
42 Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Degrees Awarded

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is a good option for students pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Western Career College-Pleasant Hill is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 42 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Western Career College-Pleasant Hill in the most recent data year.

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Highline College
Des Moines, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WA
92.9% Growth in Graduates

Highline College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #912 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Highline is a great college overall.

There were about 28 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Highline in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant needs to look into Tacoma Community College. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma. This college ranks 29th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 16 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Tacoma Community College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Spokane Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. This college ranks 25th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 11 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Spokane Community College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
56 Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, Carrington College, Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 56 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Carrington College, Las Vegas in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 40
Washington 831 22
Nevada 354 39

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Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 15,891
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 1,956
Physical Therapy Assistant 897
Occupational Therapist Assistant 503
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 322
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 87
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 59
Anesthesiologist Assistant 30
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 18
Radiologist Assistant 5

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