2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 111 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different 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 Arizona 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 Arizona

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

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

1

GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

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

2

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Pima Community College is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tucson.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Pima Community College

3

Pima Medical Institute - Tucson
Tucson, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy has to look into Pima Medical Institute - Tucson. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tucson.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Pima Medical Institute - Tucson

4

Pima Medical Institute - Mesa
Mesa, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Pima Medical Institute - Mesa if you want to pursue an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. PMI Mesa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Mesa.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Pima Medical Institute - Mesa

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	400
New Mexico	255	52
Oklahoma	222	87

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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
Radiologic Technology	221
Surgical Technology	174
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	156
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	53
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	19
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	16
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	13
Polysomnography	12
Athletic Training	2

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.