2023 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
5,059
Degrees Awarded
$27,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate” ranking.
Respiratory Care Therapy is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5,059 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate” ranking looked at 237 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent respiratory care therapy/therapist programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying respiratory care therapy/therapist.
Top 25 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 237 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 75 of the 20,330 students enrolled at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale were GI Bill® students, of which 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,004. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Nebraska Methodist College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 1,212 students enrolled at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,811. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Nebraska Methodist College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Hillsborough Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 23 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
HCC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, HCC supports 19,532 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $332. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 237 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 2,618 of the 10,932 students enrolled at Fayetteville Technical Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 1,269 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,321. On top of their other funding sources, 24 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fayetteville Technical Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Santa Fe College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe College also took the #22 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Santa Fe College supports 12,607 students, and 541 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,561. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Santa Fe College]](/colleges/santa-fe-college/student-life/veterans/)
Tidewater Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 49 of the 16,769 students enrolled at Tidewater Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,391. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Tidewater Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Houston Community College supports 48,329 students, and 1,421 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 783 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,632. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Houston Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Houston Community College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Virginia Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northern Virginia Community College supports 52,873 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,267. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Virginia Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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South Dakota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also claimed a top spot on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University, 369 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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St Philip’s College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St Philip’s College is also in the top of our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.According to our most recent data, St Philip’s College supports 12,696 students, and 1,363 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,105 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,089. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St Philip’s College]](/colleges/st-philips-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. The University of Montana is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, UM is in the top on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Broward College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
BC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Among the 33,243 students enrolled at BC, 1,018 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 645 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,167. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Molloy College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Molloy College is a small school located in Rockville Centre, New York that handed out 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Molloy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Molloy College supports 5,115 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,598. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Molloy]](/colleges/molloy-college/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #14, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 31 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 29,596 students enrolled at WSU, 747 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 472 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WSU Veteran Student Life Report
Valencia College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
Valencia College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Of the 45,949 students enrolled at Valencia College, 1,809 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 965 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,696. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Miami Dade College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. 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 40 students in 2020-2021.
MDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Miami Dade College supports 46,523 students, and 907 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 607 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,371. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MDC]](/colleges/miami-dade-college/student-life/veterans/)
Tarrant County College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14.According to our most recent data, Tarrant County College District supports 43,000 students, and 1,862 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,172 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,319. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tarrant County College District]](/colleges/tarrant-county-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 422 of the 11,766 students enrolled at ISU were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full ISU Veteran Student Life Report
Sinclair Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinclair Community College also claimed a top spot on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,687 students enrolled at Sinclair Community College, 23 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,907. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #20, Nassau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Nassau Community College also did well on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 13,864 students enrolled at Nassau Community College, 217 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,692. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Nassau Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate list. Wallace State, Hanceville is a public institution located in Hanceville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 4,763 students enrolled at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, 29 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,838. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
North Harris Montgomery did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Lone Star College System supports 70,109 students, and 1,932 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,202 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,042. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full North Harris Montgomery Veteran Student Life Report
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 6,906 students enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College, 492 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,194. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwestern Illinois College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. HACC is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 624 of the 15,376 students enrolled at HACC were GI Bill® students, of which 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,537. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at HACC]](/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college-harrisburg/student-life/veterans/)
Kapiolani Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist for an Associate ranking. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kapiolani CC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Kapiolani Community College supports 6,369 students, and 415 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 360 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,923. To help with additional expenses, 22 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kapiolani Community College]](/colleges/kapiolani-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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