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Respiratory Care Therapy at Platt College - Los Angeles

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Platt College - Los Angeles is located in Alhambra, California and approximately 717 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 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.

Platt College - Los Angeles Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Platt College - Los Angeles

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Platt College - Los Angeles does offer online courses in respiratory care therapy/therapist for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

Platt College - Los Angeles Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The respiratory care therapy/therapist major at Platt College - Los Angeles 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
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	9
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	9
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	10
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	14
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Online Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	19
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	61
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	65
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Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	191
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	223
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	245
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	249
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	342

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Platt College - Los Angeles

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

Platt College - Los Angeles Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

33% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Platt College - Los Angeles may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 41% more women than average.

Platt College - Los Angeles does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Platt College - Los Angeles Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in respiratory care therapy/therapist from Platt College - Los Angeles in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical respiratory care therapy/therapist bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Platt College - Los Angeles since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician

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 Platt College - Los Angeles.

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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