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Respiratory Care Therapy at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College sits in Houston, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Houston Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Houston Community College

Many students take online classes at Houston Community College. Among 53,253 students, 15,681 (29%) studied exclusively online and 16,085 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Houston Community College are 77% women (10) and 23% men (3).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Houston Community College

Of the 13 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Houston Community College, 77% were women (10) and 23% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 85% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Houston Community College, higher than 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 Houston Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are 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.