2023 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant is the 685th most popular major in the country with 365 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 101 respiratory therapy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent respiratory therapy technician/assistant programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the respiratory therapy technician/assistant program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying respiratory therapy technician/assistant.
Top 2 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 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 list. Tacoma Community College is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s respiratory therapy technician/assistant degrees to qualified students.
Tacoma Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 5,823 students enrolled at Tacoma Community College, 694 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 476 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,070. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tacoma Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tacoma Community College]](/colleges/tacoma-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant that were part of this year’s ranking, Spokane Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 7 ’s respiratory therapy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spokane Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 417 of the 7,081 students enrolled at Spokane Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 271 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,145. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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