2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking.

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 Tennessee, there were 172 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. To top this list, a school must have a successful respiratory care therapy/therapist program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

Top 7 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in Tennessee

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Concorde Career College - Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Memphis landed the #1 spot on the 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.

Full Concorde Career College - Memphis Respiratory Care Therapy Report

2

Walters State Community College
Morristown, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full Walters State Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Columbia State Community College
Columbia, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Columbia State Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Roane State Community College

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Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattanooga State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Chattanooga State Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, Tennessee

Volunteer State Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist students in 2020-2021.

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Jackson State Community College
Jackson, Tennessee

#20 overall quality in Tennessee

Jackson State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in Tennessee for an Associate ranking. 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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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.