Respiratory Care Therapy at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia stacks up to those at other schools.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and approximately 1,927 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.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Online Classes Are Available at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does offer online education options in respiratory care therapy/therapist for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Respiratory Care Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

61% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 CA, the home state for San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	530	$48,150

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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