Respiratory Care Therapy at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Every respiratory care therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at NorthWest Arkansas Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWACC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NWACC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

78% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

NWACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Respiratory Therapists	1,090	$52,050
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	320	$47,050

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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