2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in Arizona

Respiratory Care Therapy is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of respiratory care therapy/therapist. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 154 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in Arizona ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for respiratory care therapy/therapist, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for respiratory care therapy/therapist.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in Arizona

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for respiratory care therapy/therapist students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Students Working on Their Associate

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Pima Medical Institute - Mesa
Mesa, AZ

50 Annual Associate Degrees

#5 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Pima Medical Institute - Mesa is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. PMI Mesa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Mesa. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were roughly 50 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at PMI Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Pima Medical Institute - Mesa

2

GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ

41 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

GateWay Community College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. GateWay Community College is a small public college located in the city of Phoenix. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were approximately 41 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at GateWay Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

28 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist needs to look into Pima Community College. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tucson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were roughly 28 respiratory care therapy/therapist individuals who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Pima Community College

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Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
Tucson, AZ

26 Annual Associate Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Pima Medical Institute - Tucson is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were about 26 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at PMI Tucson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

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Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista, AZ

9 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in respiratory care therapy/therapist in Arizona.

There were roughly 9 respiratory care therapy/therapist students who graduated with this degree at Cochise College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Cochise County Community College District

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	405	405
New Mexico	254	84
Oklahoma	230	113

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Rankings in Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

One of 20 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	270
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	179
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	62
Surgical Technology	28
Athletic Training	19
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	18
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	16
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	14
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	14
Polysomnography	9

Notes and References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.