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Respiratory Care Therapy at Foothill College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Foothill College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Foothill College is in Los Altos Hills, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 27 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Foothill College.

Online Class Availability at Foothill College

Many students take online classes at Foothill College. Among 12,949 students, 5,985 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,019 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Foothill College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Foothill College are 52% women (14) and 48% men (13).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Foothill College

Of the 22 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Foothill College, 50% were women (11) and 50% were men (11).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	4
Asian	11

Minority students account for 86% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Foothill College, 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 Foothill College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-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.