Respiratory Care Therapy at Central Virginia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a respiratory care therapy/therapist school? To help you decide if Central Virginia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's respiratory care therapy/therapist program.

Central Virginia Community College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 3,370 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.

Central Virginia Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Central Virginia Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Central Virginia Community College

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

Central Virginia Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Central Virginia Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Central Virginia Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Central Virginia Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Radiologic Technology
• 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 VA, the home state for Central Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Respiratory Therapists	2,550	$60,200
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	50	$52,830

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.