South Texas College respiratory therapy program: pass rate, jobs and local pay
An AAS program in McAllen, Five semesters, 24 months. 38 of its 47 graduates earned the RRT credential over 2022 to 2024.
The short version
- Its RRT credential rate (80.9%) is above the Texas program median of 77.1%.
- 89.4% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by CoARC's measure.
These lines are generated from the numbers on this page and change when the data does.
How graduates do
CoARC requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
Graduates who earned the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential, divided by all graduates, as reported to CoARC for a three-year period. Job placement: graduates employed in respiratory care (or continuing their education) within the CoARC reporting period, divided by graduates surveyed.
What it costs
South Texas College does not publish a total cost for this program. South Texas College's respiratory therapy page lists no program cost total or itemized list. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 15 Texas respiratory therapy programs that publish a cost range from $5,940 to $54,358, with a median of $10,000.
What respiratory therapists earn around Rio Grande Valley
The median yearly wage for respiratory therapists in the Rio Grande Valley metro area is $65,390. 2 Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.
Other respiratory therapy programs in the Rio Grande Valley area
| Program | RRT credential rate | Job placement | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas College (this page) AAS, McAllen | 80.9% | 89.4% | Not published |
| Texas Southmost College AAS, Brownsville | 62.1% | 96.6% | Not published |
Program facts
- Credential
- AAS
- Length
- Five semesters, 24 months
- Schedule
- Full-time day classes at the Health Science Professions Campus with hospital clinical rotations
- Starts
- Fall
- Before you apply
- All degree-plan prerequisite courses with a B or better and a 3.0 GPA; course list is in the degree plan.
- Entrance exam
- TSI college readiness
- Accreditation
- CoARC, Accredited (reaccredited until 2031) (program 200527)
- Leads to
- NBRC credentialing exams (TMC and CSE) for the RRT credential
- Sector
- Public
Sources and dates
- CoARC program outcomes for South Texas College, reported July 1, 2025, for Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2024.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Respiratory Therapists (29-1126), May 2025 estimates.
- Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), checked Nov. 2026.
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