Respiratory Care Therapy at St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

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 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton stacks up to those at other schools.

SLCHC is located in Fenton, Missouri and approximately 520 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.

SLCHC Respiratory Care Therapy Degrees Available

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

SLCHC Respiratory Care Therapy Rankings

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

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 SLCHC 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	1
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	3
Most Focused Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	12
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	26
	33
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	61
Most Popular Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	62
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
	228
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Trade Schools	240
	241
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools	265
Best Respiratory Care Therapy Trade Schools	271
Best Value Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	326

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Student Demographics at SLCHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the respiratory care therapy/therapist majors at St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton.

SLCHC Respiratory Care Therapy Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of respiratory care therapy/therapist associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at SLCHC are white. Around 60% 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 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton with a associate's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLCHC Respiratory Care Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 respiratory care therapy/therapist majors earned their bachelor's degree from SLCHC. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist at SLCHC 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 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton with a bachelor's in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.