Respiratory Care Therapy at Butte College

Every respiratory care therapy/therapist 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 Butte College stacks up to those at other schools.

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 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.

Butte College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Butte College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Butte College

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

Butte College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Butte College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

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 Butte 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.