by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 958 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 697 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. That schools that top this list have a program in respiratory care therapy/therapist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Mesa landed the #1 spot on the list. Pima Medical Institute - Mesa is a small private for-profit school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 54 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - Mesa Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oklahoma State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wilburton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Eastern Oklahoma State College
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Concorde Career College - San Antonio Respiratory Care Therapy Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. Concorde Career College - Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Concorde Career College - Dallas Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public institution located in Roswell, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Pima Medical Institute - Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima Medical Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 19 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. GateWay Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full GateWay Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report
Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Cisco College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cisco College is a public institution located in Cisco, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pima Medical Institute - Tucson 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 Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
Santa Fe Community 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 Southwest Region ranking. SFCC is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Santa Fe Community College
Rose State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Rose State College
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Lamar Institute of Technology
Weatherford College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Weatherford College
Northern Oklahoma College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Northern Oklahoma College
Howard College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Howard County Junior College
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Oklahoma City Community College
Temple College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. Temple, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Victoria College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Victoria College is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region list. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 20 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at McLennan Community College
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.
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