by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Respiratory Care Therapy is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,569 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Florida, there were 369 respiratory care therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 311 respiratory care therapy graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,763 and $18,597 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career Institute - Miramar. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a private for-profit institution located in Miramar, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Concorde Career Institute - Miramar Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career Institute - Tampa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a private for-profit institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Concorde Career Institute - Tampa Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida. Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gulf Coast State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Gulf Coast State College is a small school located in Panama City, Florida that handed out 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tallahassee Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida. Tallahassee Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
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Santa Fe College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Santa Fe College
Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Florida National University - Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Florida National University - Main Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Saint Johns River State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. St. Johns River Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Palatka, Florida. It awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Saint Johns River State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees 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%.
Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida State College at Jacksonville Respiratory Care Therapy Report
With a ranking of #11, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Hillsborough Community College is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Eastern Florida State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. EFSC is a fairly large public school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Seminole State College of Florida landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. Seminole State College of Florida is located in Sanford, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. St Petersburg College is a large school located in St. Petersburg, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Miami Dade College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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Indian River State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Indian River State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Palm Beach State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Palm Beach State College
Broward College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees 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%.
Valencia College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Valencia College
Polk State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. Polk State College is located in Winter Haven, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Daytona State College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Florida ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 23 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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