Respiratory Care Therapy at Jefferson State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a respiratory care therapy/therapist school? To help you decide if Jefferson State Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's respiratory care therapy/therapist program.

Jeff State is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 8,526.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Respiratory Care Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

Jeff State Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Jeff State Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Jeff State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Jefferson State Community College.

Jeff State Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

89% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Jeff State are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jefferson State Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Grads May Go Into

A degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Jefferson State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Respiratory Therapists	2,450	$50,770
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	130	$41,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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