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Respiratory Care Therapy at Howard College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Howard College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Howard College sits in Big Spring, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 4 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Howard College.

Online Class Availability at Howard College

Many students take online classes at Howard College. Among 4,101 students, 1,237 (30%) studied exclusively online and 876 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Howard College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Howard College are 25% women (1) and 75% men (3).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Howard College

Of the 4 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Howard College, 25% were women (1) and 75% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Howard College, lower 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

Those who complete Respiratory Care Therapy program at Howard College work across a variety of fields. 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.