2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

If you pursue a associate degree in respiratory care therapy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 79 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for respiratory care therapy students seeking a an associate degree.

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

1

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville
Hanceville, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the rural area of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

2

Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to check out Jefferson State Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Jefferson State Community College

3

Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Shelton State Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Shelton State Community College

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	94
Florida	232	369
North Carolina	231	131
Georgia	217	110
West Virginia	180	38
Tennessee	170	118
Arkansas	161	66
Virginia	158	81
Kentucky	129	97
Louisiana	124	63
South Carolina	105	94

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	168
Radiologic Technology	141
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	84
Surgical Technology	47

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.