2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England 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 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” ranking analyzed 14 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the New England Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 14 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
SMCC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,647 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend SMCC.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
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 $6,767 for New England 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 Manchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,142 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. 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. The estimated yearly cost for Massasoit Community College is $8,430 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Kennebec Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kennebec Valley Community College is $7,693 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Springfield Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 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 yearly cost to attend Springfield Technical Community College is $8,943 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. 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 estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Norwalk Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
NCC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Norwalk Community College is $7,393 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
With a ranking of #9, North Shore Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a public institution located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Shore Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $9,129 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Northern Essex Community College is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
NECC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Essex Community College is $8,364 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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With a ranking of #11, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
CCRI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CCRI is $5,878 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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With a ranking of #12, River Valley Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Claremont, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NH Community Technical College - Claremont, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend River Valley Community College is $18,981 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Goodwin College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Goodwin is $18,290 for new england region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
New England Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. East Greenwich, Rhode Island 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 15 students in 2019-2020.
New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $31,690 for New England Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend New England Institute of Technology.
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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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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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