2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
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Respiratory Care Therapy is the 112th most popular major in the country with 7,025 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 894 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.
Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Napa Valley College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Napa Valley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Napa Valley College is $11,661 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Orange Coast College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Orange Coast College is $3,178 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antelope Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, California, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
Antelope Valley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $4,775 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Antelope Valley College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 14 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Kapiolani CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kapiolani Community College is $6,368 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grossmont College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grossmont College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grossmont College is $2,897 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $1,729 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Mt. San Antonio College.
Skyline College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Skyline College is a public institution located in San Bruno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Skyline College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Skyline College is $1,143 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Los Angeles Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Valley Glen, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
LAVC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LAVC is $9,561 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Butte College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Oroville, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
Butte College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Butte College is $5,070 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Fresno City College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Fresno City College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fresno City College is $2,622 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Foothill College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Foothill College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Foothill College is $3,859 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, Victor Valley College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Victor Valley College is a fairly large school located in Victorville, California that handed out 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Victor Valley College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Victor Valley College is $8,504 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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With a ranking of #13, Mt. Hood Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
MHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MHCC is $7,211 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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With a ranking of #14, Crafton Hills College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Yucaipa, California, and it awarded 32 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
CHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Crafton Hills College is $14,325 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Modesto Junior College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Modesto, California, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
MJC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for MJC is $9,196 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
American River College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
American River not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $4,816 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend American River College.
With a ranking of #17, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
East Los Angeles College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for East Los Angeles College is $9,570 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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With a ranking of #18, El Camino College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. El Camino College is a public institution located in Torrance, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
El Camino College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Camino College is $9,434 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Platt College - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Alhambra, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Platt College - Los Angeles, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $22,710 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Platt College - Los Angeles.
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Platt College - Ontario came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Platt College - Ontario is a private for-profit institution located in Ontario, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Platt College - Ontario has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Platt College - Ontario is $23,287 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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With a ranking of #21, California College San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. California College San Diego is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 42 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for California College San Diego is $27,258 for far western us region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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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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- *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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