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Respiratory Care Therapy at Florida SouthWestern State College

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying respiratory care therapy/therapist, you may want to check out the program at Florida SouthWestern State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,141. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 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.

FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at FSW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at FSW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Respiratory Care Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	12
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	34
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	47
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	49
	55
	70
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	149
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	157
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	195
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	209
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	252

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at FSW

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

FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

54% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at FSW may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at FSW are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FSW Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist from FSW. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at FSW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida SouthWestern State College with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FSW also has a doctoral program available in respiratory care therapy/therapist. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for Florida SouthWestern State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Respiratory Therapists	8,200	$57,960
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	470	$49,670

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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