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Respiratory Care Therapy at St Petersburg College

If you plan to study Respiratory Care Therapy, consider the program at St Petersburg College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

St Petersburg College is in St. Petersburg, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 respiratory care therapy degrees were awarded at St Petersburg College.

Online & Distance Learning at St Petersburg College

Online coursework is an option at St Petersburg College. Among 23,936 students, 10,212 (43%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,180 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings at St Petersburg College

These rankings give you a sense of how St Petersburg College’s Respiratory Care Therapy program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Florida #1 of 24
Best Value Southeast (Region) #1 of 128
Best Value Nationwide #5 of 381
Best Schools (Quality) Florida #8 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #13 of 84
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #66 of 259

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at St Petersburg College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Respiratory Care Therapy graduates at St Petersburg College are 79% women (15) and 21% men (4).

Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program at St Petersburg College

Among the 19 associate’s respiratory care therapy graduates at St Petersburg College, 79% were women (15) and 21% were men (4).

St Petersburg College gender breakdown of Respiratory Care Therapy Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 11
Hispanic / Latino 4
Asian 3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Respiratory Care Therapy majors at St Petersburg College

Minority students account for 42% of Respiratory Care Therapy associate’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, lower 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

Graduates of the Respiratory Care Therapy program at St Petersburg 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

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