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Respiratory Care Therapy at Meridian Community College

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

Meridian Community College sits in Meridian, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 7 respiratory care therapy degrees were awarded at Meridian Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Meridian Community College

Online coursework is an option at Meridian Community College. Of 2,780 students, 255 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 751 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Meridian Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Meridian Community College are 100% women (7) and 0% men (0).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Meridian Community College

Of the 7 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Meridian Community College, 100% were women (7) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	6
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 86% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Meridian 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 Meridian Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-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.