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Respiratory Care Therapy at Ozarks Technical 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 Ozarks Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

OTC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

OTC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

64% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at OTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at OTC are white. Around 79% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Respiratory Therapists	3,210	$56,320
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	920	$53,470

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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