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Respiratory Care Therapy at Community College of Aurora

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Community College of Aurora. Get started with the following essential facts.

Community College of Aurora sits in Aurora, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Community College of Aurora.

Studying Online at Community College of Aurora

Many students take online classes at Community College of Aurora. Of 8,833 students, 1,102 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,079 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Community College of Aurora, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Community College of Aurora are 79% women (11) and 21% men (3).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Community College of Aurora

Among the 14 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Community College of Aurora, 79% were women (11) and 21% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Community College of Aurora, above 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 Community College of Aurora work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.