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Respiratory Care Therapy at East Los Angeles College

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Respiratory Care Therapy at East Los Angeles College

If you are interested in studying respiratory care therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at East Los Angeles College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and has a total student population of 33,397.

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.

East Los Angeles College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

East Los Angeles College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

73% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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East Los Angeles 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 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 East Los Angeles 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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