2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of respiratory care therapy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 combination 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Bergen Community College is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Bergen Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Paramus.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Bergen Community College

2

Union County College
Cranford, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Union County College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Union County College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Cranford.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Union County College

3

County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat County College of Morris if you want to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Randolph.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from County College of Morris

4

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Brookdale Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Lincroft.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Brookdale Community College

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	140
Pennsylvania	379	136
Maryland	221	76

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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
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	221
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	118
Radiologic Technology	77
Surgical Technology	75
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	57
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	44
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	30
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	4

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.