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Respiratory Care Therapy at Central New Mexico Community College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what Central New Mexico Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central New Mexico Community College is in Albuquerque, NM.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 10 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Central New Mexico Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Central New Mexico Community College

Online coursework is an option at Central New Mexico Community College. Of 19,342 students, 7,623 (39%) studied exclusively online and 5,536 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Central New Mexico Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Central New Mexico Community College are 60% women (6) and 40% men (4).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Central New Mexico Community College

Of the 10 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Central New Mexico Community College, 60% were women (6) and 40% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	8

Minority students account for 80% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Central New Mexico Community College, higher than the national average of 54%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Central New Mexico Community College work across a variety of fields. Here 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.