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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,025 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 504 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 238 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great respiratory care therapy/therapist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #1 spot on the list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Casper College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $5,746 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Casper College.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Weber State University is $9,790 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Community College of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. CCA is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

CCA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $10,279 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Community College of Aurora.

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#4

Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pueblo Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Pueblo Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $10,408 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pueblo Community College.

Full Pueblo Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 19 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $7,334 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UVU Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#3 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, UM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $13,064 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at The University of Montana

#7

Dixie State University

Saint George, Utah
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Dixie State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Dixie State College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dixie State University is $9,825 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Dixie State College

#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

Idaho State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k list, ISU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,680 for rocky mountains region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Idaho State University.

Full Idaho State University Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#9 in overall quality

Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Pima Medical Institute - Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

PMI Denver also took the #9 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $23,059 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pima Medical Institute - Denver.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Concorde Career College - Aurora did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 43 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Concorde Career College - Aurora also took the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concorde Career College - Aurora is $20,376 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Concorde Career College - Aurora

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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