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Respiratory Care Therapy at Kansas City Kansas Community College

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

Kansas City Kansas Community College is in Kansas City, KS.

During the most recent reporting year, 18 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Distance learning is available at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Of 5,014 students, 1,160 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,120 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Kansas City Kansas Community College are 78% women (14) and 22% men (4).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Among the 18 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 78% were women (14) and 22% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Kansas City Kansas Community College, above 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

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Kansas City Kansas Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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.