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Respiratory Care Therapy at Modesto Junior College

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

MJC is located in Modesto, California and approximately 16,365 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

MJC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

MJC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks respiratory care therapy/therapist programs across the country. The following shows how MJC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at MJC 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
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	40
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	53
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	58
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Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	124
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	146
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	190

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at MJC

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

MJC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

90% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MJC Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors earned their bachelor's degree from MJC. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MJC 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 CA, the home state for Modesto Junior 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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