Each year, in Tennessee, an average of 162 students graduate with credentials in respiratory therapy. Tennessee has 9 respiratory therapy schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying respiratory therapy. Tuition at Tennessee's respiratory therapy schools is approximately $4,100 per year for a degree in respiratory therapy.
The largest respiratory therapy school in Tennessee, by student population is Concorde Career College. It is located in Memphis. Approximately 33 students graduated with a respiratory therapy degree from Concorde Career College in 2009, which was 20% of the total state respiratory therapy graduates for that year.
A majority of those with a degree in respiratory therapy choose to become respiratory therapists. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for respiratory therapists in Tennessee is average. There are currently an estimated 2,250 respiratory therapists working in Tennessee. And the government projects that this number will increase by 9%, or to 2,460 respiratory therapists by the year 2018.
As a respiratory therapist in Tennessee you can expect to earn anywhere from less than $34,144 per year to more than $55,848 per year. The median salary for respiratory therapists in Tennessee is $43,194 per year.
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Chattanooga State Community College
Address:
4501 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406-1097
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Tennessee State University
Address:
3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37209-1561
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Volunteer State Community College
Address:
1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, Tennessee 37066-3188
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Walters State Community College
Address:
500 South Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown, Tennessee 37813-6899
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Roane State Community College
Address:
276 Patton Lane, Harriman, Tennessee 37748
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Columbia State Community College
Address:
1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, Tennessee 38401
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Jackson State Community College
Address:
2046 North Pky, Jackson, Tennessee 38301-3797
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Concorde Career College
Address:
5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 132, Memphis, Tennessee 38137-0132
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
Address:
1003 Monroe Ave, Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree