Respiratory Care Therapy at Des Moines Area Community College

Every respiratory care therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Des Moines Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Respiratory Care Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at DMACC are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Careers That Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Grads May Go Into

A degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Respiratory Therapists	950	$53,870
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	160	$44,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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