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Respiratory Care Therapy at Columbia State Community College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Columbia State Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia State Community College sits in Columbia, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 8 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Columbia State Community College.

Online Class Availability at Columbia State Community College

Distance learning is available at Columbia State Community College. Of 5,712 students, 1,432 (25%) studied exclusively online and 1,818 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Columbia State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Columbia State Community College are 88% women (7) and 12% men (1).

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

Of the 8 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Columbia State Community College, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 12% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Columbia State Community College, below 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

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Columbia State Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid 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.