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Healthcare & animal care · Training subject

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

23 institutions with reported certificate or associate-level training. Explore the awards and use the school’s current catalog to check the right route for you.

Understand the training options

This subject sits within healthcare & animal care. Clinical placement and the exact occupation’s approval requirements. Schools can use different course names for training reported under the same federal subject code.

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degreeCertificate (two to less than four academic years)

CIP 51.0812. Award categories present in the 2024 IPEDS reporting collection; not a current course-duration guarantee.

Check the exact campus, award, prerequisites and current intake. A subject match does not confirm occupational licensing eligibility, programmatic accreditation or a place on a course.

Explore schools

1–23 of 23
Public institution

Autry Technology Center

Enid, OK

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

24 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Carrington College-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

6 reported subjects
Public institution

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

7 reported subjects
Public institution

Genesee Community College

Batavia, NY

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

16 reported subjects
Public institution

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

26 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Laurel Technical Institute

Hermitage, PA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

9 reported subjects
Private nonprofit institution

Mercyhurst University

Erie, PA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

10 reported subjects
Public institution

Muskegon Community College

Muskegon, MI

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

26 reported subjects
Public institution

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

46 reported subjects
Public institution

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

27 reported subjects
Public institution

Tacoma Community College

Tacoma, WA

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

17 reported subjects
Private nonprofit institution

Utica University

Utica, NY

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

1 reported subject
Public institution

Vermont State University

Randolph, VT

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

19 reported subjects

Alphabetical directory. School presence is based on historical federal reporting, including records with zero completions. These are not rankings or endorsements.

Where could this training lead?

The federal CIP–SOC crosswalk connects this subject to the occupations below. These are exploration links, not a statement that every program meets the education, experience or licensing requirements for each job.

Questions to ask about this training

  • Does the program qualify graduates for the relevant exam in your state?
  • Who arranges the clinical placement or externship, and is a place guaranteed?
  • What screening, immunization, equipment and exam costs sit outside tuition?
  • What is the complete program price for my start date, including tools, exams and required travel?
  • Which practical work, placement or portfolio will I complete before graduation?

Plan the cost and the route

Institution-level tuition and net-price figures can help you start a comparison, but they do not quote the cost of this particular subject. Use a current program quote and compare the same award level and study intensity.