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2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

27 Ranked Colleges
432 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 575 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 432 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Bergen Community College

Paramus, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bergen Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bergen Community College is a public institution located in Paramus, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Bergen Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bergen Community College is $9,195 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. 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 Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Nassau Community College.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

CCBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CCBC is $8,242 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#4

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Allegheny County. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Community College of Allegheny County is a fairly large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCAC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,047 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Community College of Allegheny County.

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#5

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the #5 spot on the list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 25 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $9,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend County College of Morris.

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#4 in overall quality

Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, BMCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,158 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College.

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#9 in overall quality

Hudson Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HVCC is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, HVCC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hudson Valley Community College is $8,548 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#8

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Brookdale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookdale Community College is a fairly large school located in Lincroft, New Jersey that handed out 30 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Prince George’s Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Largo, Maryland, and it awarded 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

PGCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Prince George’s Community College is $9,069 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#10

Baltimore City Community College

Baltimore, Maryland
#20 in overall quality

Baltimore City Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Baltimore City Community College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for Baltimore City Community College is $5,750 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#11

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#16 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend HACC is $11,990 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#12

Frederick Community College

Frederick, Maryland
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Frederick Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Frederick, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Frederick Community College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,816 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Frederick Community College.

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#13

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#15 in overall quality

Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Luzerne County Community College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,985 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

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#14

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield, Pennsylvania
#12 in overall quality

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Mansfield University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mansfield University is $19,065 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#15

Erie Community College

Buffalo, New York
#21 in overall quality

Erie Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Erie Community College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Erie Community College is $5,131 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#16

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania
#17 in overall quality

Delaware County Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

Delaware County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $11,597 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

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#19 in overall quality

Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MVCC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,722 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Mohawk Valley Community College.

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#18

Reading Area Community College

Reading, Pennsylvania
#23 in overall quality

Reading Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. RACC is a small public school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

RACC also took the #23 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Reading Area Community College is $9,926 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

Full RACC Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#19

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania
#22 in overall quality

Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Clarion University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clarion University of Pennsylvania is $20,011 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

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#20

Sullivan County Community College

Loch Sheldrake, New York
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Sullivan County Community College is a public institution located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Sullivan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sullivan County Community College is $8,613 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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#21

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Pitt Johnstown also took the #13 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,712 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#22

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. PA College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, PA College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PA College is $33,512 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#23

Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, Maryland
#25 in overall quality

Allegany College of Maryland landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school situated in Cumberland, Maryland. It awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, Allegany College of Maryland has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Allegany College of Maryland is $10,274 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

Full Allegany College of Maryland Respiratory Care Therapy Report

#24

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Molloy College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.

Molloy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Molloy is $29,374 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#25

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
#14 in overall quality

Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Gwynedd - Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $24,124 for middle atlantic region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Gwynedd - Mercy.

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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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