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Respiratory Care Technology, A.A.S.

Program Description
The Respiratory Care Technology program emphasizes specialized training in areas such as pulmonary and cardiac medications, assessment of diseases and conditions, critical respiratory care, advanced critical care monitoring, pulmonary function testing, and pediatric and neonatal respiratory care. Graduates qualify to take the (CRT) Certified and (RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapy exam.

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Length or Program
Seven quarters

Entrance Date
Respiratory Therapist program sequence begins fall quarter. Academic advisor will schedule general core and prerequisite courses quarterly.

Entrance Requirements
OTC Placement Exam

Age
18 years of age or older

Education
High School Diploma or GED

Additional Requirements
Criminal background check and medical packet required.

Salary Range
Salary Range $26,000 to $30,000 annually

Job Market
The United States predicts that respiratory therapy will be one of the fastest growing careers from now to 2010. The profession is expected to grow in the coming years due to largest increase in elderly population, the impact of environmental programs, technological advances in the treatment of heart attacks.

Personal Traits Required
Skills required to successfully perform the work of a Respiratory Therapist include the ability to interact with patients and other health professionals, ability to stand on one’s feet for extended periods of time, ability to lift 30 pounds, emotional stability, considerable patience and concern for others, function well as a team member, possess manual dexterity and fine motor coordination, capacity to perform well under stress or in emergency situations.

The following schedule is an example of the courses students should take each quarter. Students who do not follow the suggested sequence may require more than seven quarters to complete the program.

Degree Curriculum

Course
Title
Credit Hours
       
1st Quarter
BIO 193   Anatomy and Physiology  
5
CHM 191   Chemistry I  
5
MAT 191   College Algebra (or MAT 196)  
5
PSY 191   Introductory Psychology  
5
SCT 100   Introduction to Microcomputers  
3
 
2nd Quarter
BIO 194   Anatomy and Physiology II  
5
BIO 197   Introduction to Microbiology  
5
AHS 156   Introductory Physics (or PHY 191)  
5
ENG 191   Composition and Rhetoric  
5
       
3rd Quarter
RTT 111   Pharmacology  
5
RTT 112   Introduction to Respiratory therapy  
5
RTT 113   Respiratory Therapy Lab I  
5
RTT 193   Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology  
10
       
4th Quarter
RTT 209   Clinical Practice I  
2
RTT 210   Clinical Practice II  
2
RTT 211   Pulmonary Disease  
5
RTT 212   Critical Respiratory Care  
5
SPC 191   Fundamentals of Speech (or ENG 195)  
5
       
5th Quarter
RTT 213   Mechanical Ventilation Equipment & Airway Care  
5
RTT 214   Advance Critical Care Monitoring  
2
RTT 218   Clinical Practice III  
2
RTT 219   Clinical Practice IV  
2
ENG 193   Literature & Composition  
5
       
6th Quarter
RTT 215   Pulmonary Function Testing  
1
RTT 216   Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care  
3
RTT 227   Rehabilitation and homecare  
1
RTT 220   Clinical Practice V  
5
         
7th Quarter
RTT 217   Advance Respiratory Care Seminar  
5
RTT 222   Clinical Practice VI  
10
         
    Total Hours Required  
128


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