Respiratory Care Therapy at Oakland 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 Oakland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 14,511.

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.

Oakland Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Oakland Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

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

Oakland Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Oakland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Oakland Community College are white. Around 62% 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 Oakland Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Surgical Technology
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy

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 MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Respiratory Therapists	4,580	$57,040
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	180	$38,420

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.