by our College Data Analytics TeamRespiratory Care Therapy is a concentration offered under the allied health professions major at Santa Monica College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SMC paid an average of $375 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $9,000 |
| Fees | $44 | $44 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,746 | $1,746 |
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SMC does not offer an online option for its respiratory care therapy/therapist associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the respiratory care therapy/therapist students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 92.9% of the respiratory care therapy/therapist associate degrees at SMC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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