2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #242 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 associate degrees in respiratory therapy technician/assistant during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

The respiratory therapy technician/assistant associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to respiratory therapy technician/assistant students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of respiratory therapy technician/assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory therapy technician/assistant related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

1

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Dover.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

2

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant has to look into Genesee Community College. GCC is a small public college located in the distant town of Batavia.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Genesee Community College

3

Laurel Technical Institute
Hermitage, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Laurel Technical Institute if you want to pursue an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. LTI Sharon is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Hermitage.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Laurel Technical Institute

4

Mandl School - The College of Allied Health
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Mandl School - The College of Allied Health if you want to pursue an associate degree in respiratory therapy technician/assistant. Mandl School is a small private for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a associate in respiratory therapy technician/assistant from Mandl School - The College of Allied Health

Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Colleges by State

Explore the best respiratory therapy technician/assistant colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	46
Pennsylvania	379	14
Delaware	96	17
District of Columbia	46	7

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Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Related Rankings by Major

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant is one of 14 different types of Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant	880
Physical Therapy Assistant	580
Occupational Therapist Assistant	440
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	90
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	11
Anesthesiologist Assistant	10

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.