2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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 looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 96 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. 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 account for this we consider 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 full 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

The respiratory care therapy/therapist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in Missouri.

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

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

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

1

Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to take a look at Saint Louis Community College. Located in the suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Saint Louis Community College

2

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at Ozarks Technical Community College. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Ozarks Technical Community College

3

Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Missouri Southern State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Missouri Southern is a small public university located in the small city of Joplin.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Missouri Southern State University

4

Concorde Career Colleges
Kansas City, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to take a look at Concorde Career Colleges. Located in the city of Kansas City, Concorde Career Colleges is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Concorde Career Colleges

5

St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
Fenton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

SLCHC is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Fenton.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	33
Kansas	275	96
Iowa	200	52
Nebraska	163	52
South Dakota	148	16

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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
Radiologic Technology	115
Surgical Technology	89
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	47
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	38
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	29
Athletic Training	11
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	7
Hearing Instrument Specialist	7

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.