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Most Popular Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia 266 8% $16,606
2 Independence University 207 17% $16,972
3 Boise State University 136 3% $23,076
4 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson 134 10% N/A
5 Ivy Tech Community College 106 0% $5,788
6 Weber State University 86 2% $20,511
7 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 78 1% $23,694
8 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College 68 4% $6,598
9 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 64 1% $27,476
10 Midwestern State University 61 4% $21,069
11 Butte College 59 2% $3,286
12 California College San Diego 52 20% $16,972
13 Concorde Career College-Garden Grove 51 13% N/A
14 Los Angeles Valley College 48 2% $3,137
15 Pima Medical Institute-Mesa 48 8% N/A
16 Valencia College 46 0% $3,740
17 San Jacinto Community College 43 1% $3,114
18 Platt College-Ontario 42 16% $14,867
19 Concorde Career College-North Hollywood 42 11% N/A
20 Texas State University 40 0% $23,130
21 East Los Angeles College 38 1% $3,137
22 Concorde Career College-Memphis 38 5% N/A
23 American Career College-Anaheim 37 7% N/A
24 Concorde Career College-Aurora 37 8% N/A
25 Jefferson Community and Technical College 36 1% $5,328
26 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton 36 19% $26,215
27 Lone Star College System 35 0% $4,150
28 Santa Fe College 35 1% $3,346
29 Platt College-Los Angeles 34 8% $14,867
30 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 34 4% N/A
31 GateWay Community College 33 2% $3,494
32 Victor Valley College 33 2% $3,043
33 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 33 0% $32,443
34 American Career College-Ontario 33 4% N/A
35 Georgia State University 32 0% $26,014
36 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus 32 1% $7,520
37 El Camino Community College District 32 1% $3,064
38 Ferris State University 32 1% $23,194
39 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville 32 2% $15,100
40 Skyline College 31 3% $3,378
41 Concorde Career College-Portland 30 7% N/A
42 Crafton Hills College 29 3% $3,061
43 Milwaukee Area Technical College 29 1% $7,039
44 Massasoit Community College 28 3% $6,264
45 Brightwood College-Modesto 28 11% N/A
46 Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas 28 6% N/A
47 Oregon Institute of Technology 27 4% $24,252
48 College of Southern Nevada 27 1% $4,667
49 Brightwood Career Institute-Philadelphia Mills 27 8% N/A
50 James A Rhodes State College 27 5% $5,285
51 Salisbury University 27 1% $25,774
52 Macomb Community College 27 1% $5,015
53 Tennessee State University 26 2% $22,998
54 East Tennessee State University 26 1% $24,068
55 Youngstown State University 26 1% $22,851
56 Seminole State College of Florida 26 0% $4,561
57 Big Sandy Community and Technical College 26 2% $5,248
58 Community College of Allegheny County 26 1% $5,815
59 Southeast Community College Area 26 2% $13,028
60 Tulsa Community College 25 1% $5,029
61 Siena Heights University 25 3% $40,378
62 Concorde Career College-San Antonio 25 5% N/A
63 Napa Valley College 24 2% $3,059
64 Sinclair Community College 24 0% $3,830
65 Somerset Community College 24 1% $5,248
66 College of DuPage 24 0% $5,464
67 Florida SouthWestern State College 24 1% $16,371
68 Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque 24 5% N/A
69 Mt San Antonio College 24 1% $3,267
70 The University of Texas Medical Branch 24 3% N/A
71 Pima Medical Institute-Denver 24 5% N/A
72 Pima Medical Institute-Renton 24 4% N/A
73 Harrisburg Area Community College 23 1% $8,651
74 Long Island University 23 1% $56,283
75 Bergen Community College 23 1% $5,900
76 South Texas College 23 0% $4,980
77 Foothill College 23 1% $3,078
78 University of Kansas 23 0% $26,566
79 Ponce Paramedical College Inc 23 4% N/A
80 Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista 23 4% N/A
81 Modesto Junior College 22 1% $3,082
82 Grossmont College 22 1% $3,086
83 American College for Medical Careers 22 9% $12,976
84 Ohio State University-Main Campus 21 0% $27,367
85 Central Piedmont Community College 21 1% $4,429
86 Daytona State College 21 1% $4,304
87 Erie Community College 21 1% $21,186
88 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus 21 1% $7,520
89 University of Akron Main Campus 21 0% $27,279
90 Pima Community College 20 0% $4,062
91 Oklahoma City Community College 20 1% $5,659
92 Greenville Technical College 20 1% $5,780
93 Madison Area Technical College 20 1% $6,367
94 New England Institute of Technology 20 2% $47,792
95 Monroe County Community College 20 4% $4,901
96 Platt College-Moore 20 11% N/A
97 Huertas College 19 6% $7,467
98 St Petersburg College 19 0% $4,282
99 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 19 1% $28,595
100 Ohlone College 19 1% $3,136

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.