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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

14 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,025 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 183 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 159 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 14 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 cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Naugatuck Valley Community College

Waterbury, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Naugatuck Valley Community College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Naugatuck Valley Community College is $6,610 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Naugatuck Valley Community College

#2

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manchester Community College is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,295 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Quinsigamond Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Quinsigamond Community College is $7,093 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Norwalk Community College

Norwalk, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwalk Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Norwalk Community College is a public institution located in Norwalk, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k list, NCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,249 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Norwalk Community College.

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#5

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

CCRI also took the #8 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCRI is $5,618 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Community College of Rhode Island

#6

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

North Shore Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

North Shore Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $7,691 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at North Shore Community College

#7

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Springfield Technical Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

STCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Springfield Technical Community College is $8,473 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full STCC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#8

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Massasoit Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Massasoit Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $7,654 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Massasoit Community College.

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#14 in overall quality

Kennebec Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Fairfield, Maine. It awarded 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Kennebec Valley Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kennebec Valley Community College is $6,188 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts
#12 in overall quality

Northern Essex Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k list, NECC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Essex Community College is $7,723 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at NECC

#11

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Southern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $9,024 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SMCC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#12

Goodwin College

East Hartford, Connecticut
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Goodwin College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Goodwin College is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Goodwin also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $19,522 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Goodwin.

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#13

River Valley Community College

Claremont, New Hampshire
#11 in overall quality

River Valley Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Claremont, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k list, NH Community Technical College - Claremont has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NH Community Technical College - Claremont is $22,528 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at NH Community Technical College - Claremont

#14

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

New England Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $28,514 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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