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Respiratory Care Therapy at Harrisburg Area Community College

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Respiratory Care Therapy at Harrisburg Area Community College

Every respiratory care therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 15,376.

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.

HACC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

HACC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at HACC are white. Around 81% 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 Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Respiratory Therapists 5,810 $56,970
Respiratory Therapy Technicians 250 $47,430

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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