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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

101 Ranked Colleges
1,328 Degrees Awarded
$3,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,025 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,787 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,328 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 101 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality respiratory care therapy/therapist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 101 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hillsborough Community College is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend HCC is $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

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#23 in overall quality

Out of the 101 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Regional Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid list, Southwest Georgia Technical College has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Regional Technical College is $-884 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,205 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Valencia College.

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#4

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend MDC.

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#24 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public institution located in Rome, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,148 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

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#6

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

Hinds Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Raymond, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid list, Hinds Community College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

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#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Pitt Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,478 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend Pitt Community College.

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#8

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville Technical Community College is $5,366 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

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#9

Carver Career Center

Charleston, West Virginia

Carver Career Center landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Carver Career Center is a small school located in Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Carver Career Center is $3,154 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#10

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Columbus Technical College is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Columbus Technical College is $4,253 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#11

Coastal Pines Technical College

Waycross, Georgia

Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Coastal Pines Technical College is a public institution located in Waycross, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $1,194 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend Coastal Pines Technical College.

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#12

Trident Technical College

Charleston, South Carolina

Trident Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Trident Technical College is $1,137 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#13

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

St Petersburg College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. St Petersburg College is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,226 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend SPC.

Full SPC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

With a ranking of #14, Wallace Community College, Dothan did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wallace Community College, Dothan is a small public school situated in Dothan, Alabama. It awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Wallace, Dothan is $1,790 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

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#15

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Coahoma Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $1,004 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid per year to attend Coahoma Community College.

Full Coahoma Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#16

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Florida SouthWestern State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

FSW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FSW is $8,100 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid.

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Eastern Florida State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cocoa, Florida, and it awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,955 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend EFSC.

Full Eastern Florida State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#18

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#19

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, South Carolina

Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College is $3,725 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#20

Oconee Fall Line Technical College

Sandersville, Georgia

Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Sandersville, Georgia, and it awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College is $6,067 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#13 in overall quality

Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Southern Crescent Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,568 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#22

Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. Tallahassee Community College is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,048 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend Tallahassee Community College.

Full Tallahassee Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#21 in overall quality

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Wallace State, Hanceville also took the #21 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,411 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#24

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Stanly Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stanly Community College is located in Albemarle, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Stanly Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stanly Community College is $7,714 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

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#25

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

With a ranking of #25, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,003 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend Indian River State College.

Full Indian River State College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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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%.

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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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