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

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and has a total student population of 5,065.

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.

Pearl River Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Pearl River Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Pearl River Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at Pearl River Community College are white. Around 56% 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 Pearl River Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Surgical Technology
• Radiologic Technology

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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Respiratory Therapists	1,500	$49,220
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	320	$45,730

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.