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Respiratory Care Therapy at Central Piedmont Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Central Piedmont Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Central Piedmont Community College is in Charlotte, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 17 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Central Piedmont Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Central Piedmont Community College

Many students take online classes at Central Piedmont Community College. Among 20,375 students, 7,476 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,677 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at Central Piedmont Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Central Piedmont Community College’s Respiratory Care Therapy program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Carolina	#3 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#4 of 10
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#14 of 128
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#19 of 84
Best Value	Nationwide	#25 of 381
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#96 of 259

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Central Piedmont Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Central Piedmont Community College are 71% women (12) and 29% men (5).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Central Piedmont Community College

Among the 17 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Central Piedmont Community College, 71% were women (12) and 29% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	6
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 59% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Central Piedmont Community 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 Central Piedmont Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid 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.