Located in Wichita Falls, Midwestern State University enrolled 5,607 undergraduates and 735 graduate students for the fall 2009, according to the College Board. According to the university website, Midwestern State requires that students complete a separate application to the respiratory care program once they have completed (or are scheduled to complete) all of their foundation and prerequisite coursework, generally spring semester of the sophomore year. Students who gain admission to the program must begin respiratory care coursework during the second summer session of the admission year, as the courses follow a specific sequence. The College Board reports a total fall 2009 cost of attendance of $15,860 per year for in-state students and $16,760 for out-of-state students, assuming students live on campus. The average fall 2009 financial aid package totaled $9,127, according to the College Board.
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099
940-397-4000
mwsu.edu
Texas State University - San Marcos, halfway between Austin and San Antonio, had a fall 2009 total enrollment of almost 31,000 students, of whom 26,002 were undergraduates, according to the College Board. Like Midwestern State University, Texas State University - San Marcos requires that students apply to the university and also submit a separate application to the respiratory care program, though the school website doesn't specify that students need to complete foundation or prerequisite courses before doing so. The fall 2010 annual costs are estimated to be $19,318 for in-state students and $28,618 for out-of-state students, assuming students live on campus, according to the College Board. In 2009, the College Board reports that the average financial aid package was $14,788.
Texas State University - San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
512-245-2111
txstate.edu
According to the College Board, Houston’s Texas Southern University is a historically black university serving almost 10,000 students, about 75 percent of whom are undergraduates. The university website reports that the respiratory therapy program accepts applications, including transcripts of college coursework, three recommendation letters, and scores from the Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test (HOBET) in the fall; professional coursework begins in the spring semester. The College Board reports a fall 2009 annual cost of attendance for students living on campus of $12,817 for in-state students and $21,127 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid package, as reported by the College Board, came to $1,200 in 2009.
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004
713-313-7011
tsu.edu