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Respiratory Care Therapy at Connecticut State Community College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Connecticut State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Connecticut State Community College is in New Britain, CT.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 34 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Connecticut State Community College.

Online Class Availability at Connecticut State Community College

Distance learning is available at Connecticut State Community College. Of 36,315 students, 8,288 (23%) studied exclusively online and 11,722 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Connecticut State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Connecticut State Community College are 85% women (29) and 15% men (5).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Connecticut State Community College

Of the 34 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Connecticut State Community College, 85% were women (29) and 15% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	13
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 56% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Connecticut State Community 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.

Top-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Connecticut State Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Respiratory Care Therapy majors, 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.