2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

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

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

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

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

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

1

Capital Community College
Hartford, CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Capital Community College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Capital Community College

2

Goodwin College
East Hartford, CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to check out Goodwin College. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of East Hartford.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Goodwin College

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the New England Region

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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

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.