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Respiratory Care Therapy at Rockingham Community College

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Rockingham Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Rockingham Community College is located in Wentworth, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 respiratory care therapy degrees were awarded at Rockingham Community College.

Online Class Availability at Rockingham Community College

Online coursework is an option at Rockingham Community College. Among 1,803 students, 1,177 (65%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 492 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Rockingham Community College are 71% women (10) and 29% men (4).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Rockingham Community College

Of the 14 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Rockingham Community College, 71% were women (10) and 29% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Rockingham 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

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Rockingham Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying 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.