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Respiratory Care Therapy at Northern Essex Community College

If you are interested in studying Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Northern Essex Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Essex Community College is located in Haverhill, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 10 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Northern Essex Community College.

Studying Online at Northern Essex Community College

Distance learning is available at Northern Essex Community College. Of 4,721 students, 999 (21%) studied exclusively online and 1,544 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at Northern Essex Community College

Use these rankings to compare Northern Essex Community College’s Respiratory Care Therapy program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#1 of 6
Best Value	New England (Region)	#1 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#2 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#5 of 7
Best Value	Nationwide	#24 of 381
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#78 of 259

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Northern Essex Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Northern Essex Community College are 80% women (8) and 20% men (2).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Northern Essex Community College

Of the 10 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Northern Essex Community College, 80% were women (8) and 20% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Northern Essex Community 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.

Top-Paying Careers for Respiratory Care Therapy Graduates

Students who finish Respiratory Care Therapy program at Northern Essex Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.