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Respiratory Care Therapy at North Shore Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at North Shore Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

North Shore Community College sits in Danvers, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 9 respiratory care therapy degrees were awarded at North Shore Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at North Shore Community College

Many students take online classes at North Shore Community College. Among 5,743 students, 974 (17%) studied exclusively online and 1,549 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at North Shore Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at North Shore Community College are 78% women (7) and 22% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at North Shore Community College

Of the 9 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at North Shore Community College, 78% were women (7) and 22% were men (2).

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

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

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at North Shore Community 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

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at North Shore Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks 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.