2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy
338
Ranked Colleges
4,729
Degrees Awarded
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 6,569 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,729 respiratory care therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major” ranking analyzed 338 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in respiratory care therapy.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, YTI Career Institute-Altoona landed the #1 spot on the list. YTI Career Institute-Altoona is a small school located in Altoona, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full YTI Career Institute-Altoona Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Educational Technical College-Recinto de Bayamon. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Educational Technical College-Recinto de Bayamon Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carver Career Center. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major. This small school is located in Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Garden Grove landed the #4 spot on the list. Garden Grove, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 62 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Concorde Career College - Garden Grove
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Platt College - Ontario landed the #5 spot on the list. Platt College - Ontario is a small school located in Ontario, California that handed out 40 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Platt College - Ontario
Concorde Career College - North Hollywood landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Located in North Hollywood, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Concorde Career College - North Hollywood Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Concorde Career Institute - Miramar ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Full Concorde Career Institute - Miramar Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Platt College - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Located in Alhambra, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Platt College - Los Angeles
Pima Medical Institute - Mesa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. This small school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 47 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at PMI Mesa
Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. This small school is located in Fenton, Missouri, and it awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SLCHC Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Located in San Marcos, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Pima Medical Institute - San Marcos Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Pima Medical Institute - Renton landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. PMI Renton is located in Renton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Pima Medical Institute - Renton
American Career College - Anaheim did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking, coming in at #16. American Career College - Anaheim is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full American Career College - Anaheim Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Andrew College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Andrew College is a small school located in Cuthbert, Georgia that handed out 6 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Andrew College
Concorde Career College - Portland ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concorde Career College - Portland Respiratory Care Therapy Report
With a ranking of #19, Concorde Career College - Aurora did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Located in Aurora, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Concorde Career College - Aurora
With a ranking of #20, Concorde Career Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Concorde Career Colleges is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concorde Career Colleges Respiratory Care Therapy Report
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 54 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Concorde Career College - San Bernardino ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a small school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 42 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Concorde Career College - San Bernardino
Bowling Green State University - Firelands came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Huron, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full BGSU-Firelands Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Concorde Career College - Memphis ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Concorde Career College - Memphis
Eastern Oklahoma State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major ranking. Eastern Oklahoma State College is a public institution located in Wilburton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Eastern
