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Respiratory Care Therapy at American River College

What traits are you looking for in a respiratory care therapy/therapist school? To help you decide if American River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's respiratory care therapy/therapist program.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Respiratory Care Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

American River Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

American River Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at American River College.

American River Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

94% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Careers That Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Grads May Go Into

A degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	530	$48,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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