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Respiratory Care Therapy at College of DuPage

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, take a look at what College of DuPage. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

College of DuPage is in Glen Ellyn, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at College of DuPage.

Online Class Availability at College of DuPage

Distance learning is available at College of DuPage. Of 26,224 students, 4,853 (19%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,663 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at College of DuPage, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at College of DuPage are 74% women (14) and 26% men (5).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at College of DuPage

Of the 19 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at College of DuPage, 74% were women (14) and 26% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	7
Asian	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 47% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at College of DuPage, below the national average of 54%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at College of DuPage work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Respiratory Care Therapy majors, 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.