2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Oklahoma

Ranked #31 in popularity, respiratory care therapy is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for respiratory care therapy students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 76 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.

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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 consider a school'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 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 Oklahoma list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory care therapy.

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

1

Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Tulsa Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Tulsa Community College

2

Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Oklahoma City Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. OCCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Oklahoma City.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Oklahoma City Community College

3

Rose State College
Midwest City, OK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Rose State College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Rose State College

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
Arizona	349	147
New Mexico	255	52

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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.

Majors Similar to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	59
Surgical Technology	52
Radiologic Technology	46
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	34
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	34
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	26
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	9

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.