---

Respiratory Care Therapy at Itawamba Community College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Itawamba Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Itawamba Community College sits in Fulton, MS.

During the most recent reporting year, 8 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Itawamba Community College.

Online Class Availability at Itawamba Community College

Many students take online classes at Itawamba Community College. Among 5,139 students, 1,489 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,455 (48%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Itawamba Community College are 75% women (6) and 25% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Itawamba Community College

Of the 8 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Itawamba Community College, 75% were women (6) and 25% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 38% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Itawamba 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.

Highest-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Itawamba Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.