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Respiratory Care Therapy at Delgado Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Delgado Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, LA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 27 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Delgado Community College.

Studying Online at Delgado Community College

Distance learning is available at Delgado Community College. Of 12,712 students, 5,276 (42%) studied exclusively online and 3,400 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Delgado Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Delgado Community College are 67% women (18) and 33% men (9).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Delgado Community College

Of the 27 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Delgado Community College, 67% were women (18) and 33% were men (9).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 41% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Delgado 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 Delgado Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks 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.