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Mountain Empire Community College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist (51.0908)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Respiratory Care Therapy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 510908

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2000
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19313111
2019-20343314
2020-21323112
2021-2226268
2022-23313011

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.8559$ 1,816




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-198311
2019-2012214
2020-2112012
2021-22718
2022-2311011
Five Year Summary50656
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years000056154056



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)8229%$23,861$37,574$55,442
2013-14 (8 years)6933%$18,927$30,185$43,752
2016-17 (5 years)6525%$23,898$32,703$47,031
2018-19 (3 years)6523%$28,354$44,035$46,989
2020-21 (18 months)11221%$25,977$35,068$56,653



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181420.9%$ 3,217$ 5,200$ 6,491$ 8,615
2014-15 to 2018-191624.6%$ 3,235$ 4,938$ 6,556$ 8,214
2015-16 to 2019-201320.0%$ 3,410$ 6,880$ 7,615$ 9,646
2016-17 to 2020-211016.1%$ 3,410$ 7,346$ 8,174$ 12,900
2017-18 to 2021-22
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-181420.9%$ 3,217$ 5,200$ 6,491$ 8,615
2014-15 to 2018-191624.6%$ 3,235$ 4,938$ 6,556$ 8,214
2015-16 to 2019-201320.0%$ 3,410$ 6,880$ 8,485$ 12,900
2016-17 to 2020-211016.1%$ 3,410$ 7,346$ 9,305$ 15,119
2017-18 to 2021-22


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