by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,845 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,789 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,338 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 106 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their respiratory care therapy/therapist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carver Career Center landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career Institute - Miramar landed the #2 spot on the list. Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrew College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region. Cuthbert, Georgia 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 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Concorde Career College - Memphis is a private for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career Institute - Tampa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Concorde Career Institute - Jacksonville is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Edgecombe Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Edgecombe Community College is located in Tarboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
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BridgeValley Community & Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University - Eunice did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. LSU Eunice is a public institution located in Eunice, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Reynolds Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern is located in Mount Gay, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small school located in Cumberland, Kentucky that handed out 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Robeson Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Shelton State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
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Bossier Parish Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bossier City, Louisiana. It awarded 22 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carteret Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Carteret Community College is a small school located in Morehead City, North Carolina that handed out 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Wallace Community College, Dothan came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wallace Community College, Dothan is located in Dothan, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
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Rockingham Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. RCC is a small public school situated in Wentworth, North Carolina. It awarded 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mountain Empire Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. MECC is a small school located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia that handed out 12 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gulf Coast State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. GCSC is a small public school situated in Panama City, Florida. It awarded 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Pearl River Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pearl River Community College is a small school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia State Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
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Piedmont Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school situated in Greenwood, South Carolina. It awarded 27 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Piedmont Technical College Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Black River Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southeast Region list. Black River Technical College is a public institution located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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