2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast 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 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” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region 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 also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast 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 Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 9 students 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 Hillsborough Community College is $3,238 for Southeast 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 Delgado Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Delgado Community College is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Delgado Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $10,017 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Griffin, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
Southern Crescent Technical College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,568 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Southern Regional Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 1 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Georgia Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Georgia Technical College is $-884 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Rome, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $2,148 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Gwinnett Technical College is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students list, GTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GTC is $11,110 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Pitt Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Pitt Community College is a public institution located in Winterville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s 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. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $3,478 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Hanceville, Alabama, and it awarded 38 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees 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 estimated yearly cost for Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is $7,411 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Northern Virginia 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 Southeast Region ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Forsyth Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 8 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Forsyth Tech, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Forsyth Technical Community College is $4,097 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
With a ranking of #13, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.
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Santa Fe College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Santa Fe College is a fairly large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 19 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
Santa Fe College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Fe College is $11,420 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Palm Beach State College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lake Worth, Florida, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2019-2020.
Palm Beach State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Palm Beach State College is $2,651 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Stanly Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Stanly Technical College is a public institution located in Albemarle, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
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. It costs about $7,714 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Stanly Technical College.
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Fayetteville Technical Community 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 ranking. FTCC is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
FTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FTCC is $5,366 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
Itawamba Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. ICC is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
Polk State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Winter Haven, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Polk State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Polk State is $9,740 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Coastal Pines Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small school located in Waycross, Georgia that handed out 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $1,194 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students per year to attend Coastal Pines Technical College.
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Columbus Technical College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,253 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Columbus Technical College.
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Broward College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Broward College is a large public school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 17 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
BC also made our “Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend BC is $12,649 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Oconee Fall Line Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Oconee Fall Line Technical College is a public institution located in Sandersville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend OFTC is $6,067 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
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Tallahassee Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Tallahassee Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tallahassee Community College is $4,048 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist students.
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Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s 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. It costs about $8,100 for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students per year to attend Florida SouthWestern State College.
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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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