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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant annually.
Choosing a Great Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant School
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
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 Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant in Washington
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 Washington Schools in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
Every student pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant has to check out Highline College. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #912 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Highline is a great college overall.
There were roughly 28 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Highline in the most recent year we have data available.
Tacoma Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Tacoma. This college ranks 29th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 16 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Tacoma Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant needs to take a look at Spokane Community College. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Spokane. This college ranks 25th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 11 respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who graduated with this degree at Spokane Community College in the most recent data year.
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.
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