Respiratory Care Therapy at Valencia College
What traits are you looking for in a respiratory care therapy/therapist school? To help you decide if Valencia College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's respiratory care therapy/therapist program.Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 45,949. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Valencia College.
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.
Valencia College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Valencia College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks respiratory care therapy/therapist programs across the country. The following shows how Valencia College performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at Valencia College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Respiratory Care Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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21 | |
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 44 |
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools | 46 |
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools | 65 |
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 70 |
84 | |
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools | 102 |
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools | 108 |
114 | |
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools | 302 |
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Valencia College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Valencia College.
Valencia College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program
Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valencia College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Valencia College Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valencia College with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Valencia College also has a doctoral program available in respiratory care therapy/therapist. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
- Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
- Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
- 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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.
Occupation | Jobs in FL | Average Salary in FL |
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Health Specialties Professors | 9,250 | $80,990 |
Respiratory Therapists | 8,200 | $57,960 |
Respiratory Therapy Technicians | 470 | $49,670 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.