Respiratory Care Therapy at American River College
American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.
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.
American River Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
American River Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings
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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at American River
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at American River College.
American River Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program
American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
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 American River College.
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.