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Respiratory Care Therapy at South Texas College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at South Texas College. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at South Texas College.

Online & Distance Learning at South Texas College

Distance learning is available at South Texas College. Of 27,431 students, 6,291 (23%) studied exclusively online and 5,286 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at South Texas College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at South Texas College are 67% women (10) and 33% men (5).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at South Texas College

Among the 15 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at South Texas College, 67% were women (10) and 33% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	13
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at South Texas College, above 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

Those who complete Respiratory Care Therapy program at South Texas College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-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.