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Respiratory Care Therapy at Hawkeye Community College

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Hawkeye Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hawkeye Community College is in Waterloo, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 9 respiratory care therapy degrees were awarded at Hawkeye Community College.

Online Class Availability at Hawkeye Community College

Many students take online classes at Hawkeye Community College. Among 5,120 students, 1,009 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,393 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Hawkeye Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Hawkeye Community College are 100% women (9) and 0% men (0).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Hawkeye Community College

Of the 9 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Hawkeye Community College, 100% were women (9) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Black / African American	2
Asian	1

Minority students account for 33% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Hawkeye 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

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at Hawkeye 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.