2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Respiratory Care Therapy is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 96 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of respiratory care therapy for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality respiratory care therapy/therapist 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 take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 many resources a school devotes to respiratory care therapy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of respiratory care therapy students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 care therapy related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in Wisconsin

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

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to take a look at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Milwaukee Area Technical College

2

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to look into Madison Area Technical College. Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Madison.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Madison Area Technical College

3

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

4

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Western Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the city of La Crosse.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Western Technical College

5

Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Moraine Park Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Fond du Lac.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Moraine Park Technical College

6

Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Mid-State Technical College

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	167
Michigan	410	138
Illinois	267	154
Indiana	221	132

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Rankings in Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Respiratory Care Therapy is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	86
Surgical Technology	64
Radiologic Technology	39
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	38
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	25
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	16
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	6

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.