2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #242 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 355 associate degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of respiratory therapy technician/assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality respiratory therapy technician/assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on respiratory therapy technician/assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other respiratory therapy technician/assistant students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory therapy technician/assistant related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for respiratory therapy technician/assistant students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant.

10 Top Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

1

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant needs to take a look at Carrington College-Pleasant Hill. Western Career College-Pleasant Hill is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Carrington College-Pleasant Hill

2

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

3

Highline College
Des Moines, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Highline College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Highline is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Des Moines.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Highline College

4

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant needs to look into Salt Lake Community College. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Salt Lake Community College

5

Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Tacoma Community College

6

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Genesee Community College

7

Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Muskegon, Muskegon Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Muskegon Community College

8

Dalton State College
Dalton, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Dalton, DSC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Dalton State College

9

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Pierpont Community and Technical College

10

Carrington College, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Carrington College, Las Vegas is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Carrington College, Las Vegas

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant by Region

View the Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	5,655
Medical/Clinical Assistant	5,013
Occupational Therapist Assistant	3,575
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	1,239
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	381
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	338
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	100
Anesthesiologist Assistant	79
Radiologist Assistant	59
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.