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Respiratory Care Therapy at Pueblo Community College

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Pueblo Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pueblo Community College sits in Pueblo, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 27 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Pueblo Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Pueblo Community College

Many students take online classes at Pueblo Community College. Of 7,284 students, 1,480 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,113 (15%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Pueblo Community College are 63% women (17) and 37% men (10).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Pueblo Community College

Of the 21 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Pueblo Community College, 62% were women (13) and 38% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	3
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 24% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Pueblo Community College, lower than the national average of 54%.*

Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program at Pueblo Community College

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

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 67% of Respiratory Care Therapy bachelor’s degree recipients at Pueblo Community College, above the national average of 41%.*

*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 Pueblo Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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.