2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 365 people earned their degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant, making the major the 685th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 101 respiratory therapy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 92 respiratory therapy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality respiratory therapy technician/assistant programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the respiratory therapy technician/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant for an Associate list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 13 associates’s respiratory therapy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tacoma Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tacoma Community College supports 5,823 students, and 694 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 476 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,070. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tacoma Community College]](/colleges/tacoma-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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