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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 1,137 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great respiratory care therapy/therapist programs and 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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Skyline College

San Bruno, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Skyline College landed the #1 spot on the list. Skyline College is a medium-sized school located in San Bruno, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Skyline College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Skyline College is $1,143 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

Full Skyline College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $5,806 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend CSN.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at CSN

#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OIT also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Oregon Institute of Technology is $16,210 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at OIT

#4

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Modesto Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Modesto, California, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

MJC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Modesto Junior College is $9,196 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

Full Modesto Junior College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the #5 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is $26,415 for far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid.

Full San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#6

California College San Diego

San Diego, California
#8 in overall quality

California College San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students with aid list, California College San Diego has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $27,258 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend California College San Diego.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at California College San Diego

#7

Platt College - Los Angeles

Alhambra, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Platt College - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Platt College - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Alhambra, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Platt College - Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $22,710 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students with aid per year to attend Platt College - Los Angeles.

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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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