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Respiratory Care Therapy at Orange Coast College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at Orange Coast College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Orange Coast College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 32 respiratory care therapy graduations were recorded at Orange Coast College.

Online Class Availability at Orange Coast College

Many students take online classes at Orange Coast College. Among 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at Orange Coast College

Rankings can help you compare Orange Coast College’s Respiratory Care Therapy program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#3 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#3 of 38
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#8 of 259
Best Value	California	#8 of 34
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#8 of 41
Best Value	Nationwide	#21 of 381

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Orange Coast College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at Orange Coast College are 56% women (18) and 44% men (14).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Of the 16 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at Orange Coast College, 56% were women (9) and 44% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast 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 Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. Here are 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.