Respiratory Care Therapy at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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.

Foothill College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Foothill College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Foothill 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 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
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 CA, the home state for Foothill 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.