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Respiratory Care Therapy at Des Moines Area Community College

Respiratory Care Therapy at Des Moines Area Community College

Every respiratory care therapy/therapist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Des Moines Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Respiratory Therapists 950 $53,870
Respiratory Therapy Technicians 160 $44,690

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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