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Respiratory Care Therapy at Skyline College

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Skyline College is located in San Bruno, California and has a total student population of 8,747. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 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.

Skyline College Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

Skyline College Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the respiratory care therapy/therapist progam at Skyline College 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 Skyline College 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 Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	32
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	34
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	59
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	74
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	92

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at Skyline College

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

Skyline College Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

47% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in respiratory care therapy/therapist only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Skyline College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

Skyline College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Skyline College Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The respiratory care therapy/therapist program at Skyline College awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to 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 Skyline College since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Skyline College with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Skyline College 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 Skyline 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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