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Respiratory Care Therapy at Amarillo College

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Amarillo College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Amarillo College is in Amarillo, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Amarillo College.

Online Class Availability at Amarillo College

Many students take online classes at Amarillo College. Of 9,262 students, 2,183 (24%) studied exclusively online and 3,079 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Amarillo College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Amarillo College are 89% women (25) and 11% men (3).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Amarillo College

Of the 28 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Amarillo College, 89% were women (25) and 11% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	18
Black / African American	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Amarillo College, higher than the national average of 54%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Those who complete Respiratory Care Therapy program at Amarillo College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$81,316
Patient Representatives	$47,419
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.