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Respiratory Care Therapy at Oakland Community College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Oakland Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Oakland Community College sits in Auburn Hills, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 6 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Oakland Community College.

Online Class Availability at Oakland Community College

Online coursework is an option at Oakland Community College. Of 15,287 students, 5,653 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,447 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Oakland Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Oakland Community College are 67% women (4) and 33% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Oakland Community College

Among the 6 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Oakland Community College, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 33% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Oakland 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.

Top-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Oakland Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.