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Respiratory Care Therapy at Indian River State College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, you may want to check out the program at Indian River State College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Indian River State College sits in Fort Pierce, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 11 respiratory care therapy degrees were granted at Indian River State College.

Studying Online at Indian River State College

Distance learning is available at Indian River State College. Of 15,429 students, 4,833 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,035 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at Indian River State College

These rankings give you a sense of how Indian River State College’s Respiratory Care Therapy program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#6 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#13 of 22
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#22 of 84
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#33 of 128
Best Value	Nationwide	#63 of 381
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#105 of 259

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Indian River State College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Indian River State College are 82% women (9) and 18% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Indian River State College

Of the 11 associate’s respiratory care therapy degrees awarded at Indian River State College, 82% were women (9) and 18% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	2

Minority students account for 91% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Indian River State College, higher than the national average of 54%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at Indian River State College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates, 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.