Respiratory Care Therapy Therapist

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 379 institutions across the United States, with a total of 20454 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

98

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

5,020

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,475

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

69

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

138

degrees awarded

Other Awards

13,654

awards given

Top Schools for Respiratory Care Therapy Therapist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Boise State University
Boise, ID
591
2 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA
465
3 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
324
4 San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova, CA
267
5 Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
264
6 Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
246
7 American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
240
8 San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
225
9 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
222
10 American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
219
11 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
207
12 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
195
13 Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA
192
14 Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
177
15 San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
174
16 YTI Career Institute-Altoona
Altoona, PA
168
17 Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
153
18 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
147
19 Concorde Career College-Memphis
Memphis, TN
147
20 Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
144
21 Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
138
22 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
132
23 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
129
24 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
123
25 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
Fenton, MO
120
26 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
120
27 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
120
28 Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
117
29 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
111
30 GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ
111
31 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
108
32 University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
108
33 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
105
34 Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
105
35 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY
102
36 Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
102
37 Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
Miramar, FL
99
38 Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
99
39 Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, CA
99
40 Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
Mesa, AZ
99
41 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA
96
42 San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
96
43 Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO
93
44 Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK
90
45 Platt College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
90
46 Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
90
47 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
90
48 Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
87
49 Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
87
50 Skyline College
San Bruno, CA
87
51 Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
87
52 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
84
53 County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
84
54 Concorde Career College-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
84
55 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
84
56 Concorde Career College-Portland
Portland, OR
84
57 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
81
58 Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
81
59 Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA
81
60 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Hanceville, AL
81
61 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
78
62 Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
78
63 Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
77
64 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
75
65 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
75
66 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
75
67 University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
75
68 Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
72
69 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
72
70 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
72
71 El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
72
72 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
70
73 Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX
69
74 St. Augustine College
Chicago, IL
69
75 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
69
76 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
69
77 Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
66
78 Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD
66
79 Cisco College
Cisco, TX
66
80 Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
66
81 Long Island University
Brookville, NY
66
82 Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
66
83 Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX
66
84 Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ
63
85 South Plains College
Levelland, TX
63
86 Concorde Career College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
63
87 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
63
88 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
63
89 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
63
90 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
63
91 Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA
63
92 Mt Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
63
93 Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE
63
94 University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
60
95 University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
60
96 Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
60
97 Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK
60
98 Macomb Community College
Warren, MI
60
99 University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
60
100 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Logan, WV
60