Tyler Junior College respiratory therapy program: pass rate, jobs and local pay

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

Tyler Junior College does not publish a total cost for this program. Tyler Junior College's respiratory care admission guidelines list required fees without dollar amounts and no program total. 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 Tyler-Longview

The median yearly wage for respiratory therapists in the Tyler-Longview metro area is $76,800. ² Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.

Program facts

Credential

AAS

Length

2 years (one prerequisite semester plus four program semesters)

Schedule

Classroom, lab and a clinical practicum course every semester

Starts

Fall only, once a year

Before you apply

Four prerequisite courses totaling 14 credit hours.

Entrance exam

ATI TEAS (Version 7) or HESI A2, minimum 50%

Accreditation

CoARC, Continuing Accreditation (program 200171)

Leads to

NBRC credentialing exams (TMC and CSE) for the RRT credential

Sector

Public