Respiratory Care Therapy at Southwestern Community College

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 Southwestern Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 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.

Southwestern Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Southwestern Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Southwestern Community College.

Southwestern Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

70% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Southwestern Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Respiratory Therapists	4,390	$56,620

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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