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KVCC Program Data

Respiratory Therapy - AAS

Fall 2019 -Fall 2022: Respiratory Therapy (AS) Fall Admissions (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential Student Status   1920 2021 2122 2223
510908 AS Fall Applicants Headcount  33 45 37 72
% Change from PY   NA 36% -18% 95%
Enrolled Students (Yield) Headcount  15 12 8 21
% Change from PY   NA -20% -33% 163%
Fall 2019 - Fall 2022: Respiratory Therapy (AS) Fall Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1920 2021 2122 2223
510908 AS Headcount 24 24 19 27
% Change in Headcount from PY   NA 0% -21% 42%
Enrolled Credit Hours 300 305 253 335
FTE 20 20 17 22
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY NA  2% -17% 32%
Spring 2019 - Spring 2023: Respiratory Therapy (AS) Spring Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
510908 AS Headcount 11 22 24 19 25
% Change in Headcount from PY   NA 100% 9% -21% 32%
Enrolled Credit Hours 123 273 228 194 270
FTE 8 18 15 13 18
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY  NA 122% -16% -15% 39%
2018 - 2022: Respiratory Therapy (AS) Student Success (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Degree Code   1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
510908 AS Cohort Enrollment 11 14 14 8 21
Retained to the next semester 82% 93% 79% 100% 90%
Retained to the next year 82% 79% 71% 75% 0%
Graduation Rates - 100% of program time 73% 79% 64% 0% 0%
Graduation Rates - 150% of program time 73% 86% 64% 0% 0%
Graduation Rates - 200% of program time 73% 86% 64% 0% 0%
Transfer Rate (non-graduates) 18% 0% 7% 0% 0%
Transfer Rate (graduates) 9% 21% 0% 0% 0%
Enrolled in Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Graduated from Another Program 9% 0% 21% 0% 0%
CIP code Credential 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
510908 AS 8 11 10 6

 

2019-2021:  KVCC Graduate Survey
Program  Number of graduates Percent response rate Mean annual earnings Median annual earnings Lo range High range
Respiratory therapy 19 21 $43,152 $47,309 $21,830 $56,160
2020-2022 KVCC Graduate Survey
Program  Number of graduates Percent response rate Mean Median Lo range High range
annual earnings annual earnings
Respiratory therapy 29 24 $59, 155 $56, 160 $43, 669 $75, 000

 

Median annual wages for KVCC graduates in high-wage, in-demand (HWID) occupations compare to Maine Department of Labor entry wage data
*Source: Maine Department of Labor Center for Workforce Research and Information   
https://www.maine.gov/labor/cwri/data/oes/hwid.html
Program 2019-2021 KVCC median wage*** Statewide median entry wage*
Respiratory therapy  $22.74/hour $24.60/hour
Median annual wages for KVCC graduates in high-wage, in-demand (HWID) occupations compare to Maine Department of Labor entry wage data
Program 2020-2022 KVCC Statewide
median wage***  median entry wage*
Respiratory therapy  $27.00/hour $25.58/hour
  AY 2016-2017     AY2017-2018 AY2018-2019 AY2019-2020
National licensure passage rates             
Name of exam # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed
National Board of Respiratory Therapy Care Exam 12 12 N/A N/A 8 5 8 5