Respiratory Care
3-Year Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care
The respiratory care degree is designed to prepare students to function with the intelligence, skills, and behaviors of a registered respiratory therapist through various technical courses and clinical experiences. These experiences include cardiopulmonary assessment, basic care in oxygen,聽aerosol,聽hyperinflation, bronchial hygiene therapies, critical care, physiologic monitoring,聽cardiopulmonary聽diagnostics and rehabilitation, home care, as well as聽perinatal and pediatric respiratory care.聽The primary purpose of respiratory care is to aid the physician in the diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with lung and/or heart disease.
The religion, humanities, social sciences, math, and sciences courses assist the student to develop an understanding of self, the environment, and one鈥檚 relationship to life and service. In addition, the respiratory care student will study the expanded therapist鈥檚 role in the healthcare system, including research, leadership, management, and education.
Respiratory Care Program Scorecard
As reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2023 in Ohio
As reported by the Respiratory Care program for 2024 graduates as of February 2025.
Admissions
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Cost
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Curriculum
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*Recipient of the President鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) 2021, 2022, 2023.
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Professional Licensure
Professional Licensure & Certification Disclosures for Respiratory Care
Graduates from 蜜桃视频鈥檚 -accredited Respiratory Care program meet the educational requirements to apply for the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) examination to qualify for the聽 (CRT) credential. Candidates who achieve a high cut score on the Therapist Multiple-Choice (TMC) are eligible to apply for the Clinical Simulation Examination (CSE) which is required for the聽(RRT) credential. Graduates are eligible to become licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner by the State Medical Board of Ohio at .
Licensure from the State Medical Board of Ohio is required for employment in Ohio.
Those interested in seeking certification and/or licensure to practice respiratory care in other states should for licensure requirements, visit the American Association for Respiratory Care resources Respiratory Therapist State Licensure Information聽and 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Professional Licensure by Program 鈥 Respiratory Care document.
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Accreditation
蜜桃视频 respiratory care program #200073 is a 3-year bachelor’s degree program located on the 蜜桃视频 campus and is accredited by the (CoARC). For further information regarding the 蜜桃视频 respiratory care program outcomes data, please visit聽.
The CoARC鈥檚 outcomes webpage provides outcomes data for all its accredited programs. 鈥淐oARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an 鈥榦utcomes based鈥 process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.鈥
蜜桃视频 is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, approved by the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), and authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
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Talk to an enrollment specialist to answer any of your questions about the program, transfer credits, scheduling a tour, or financial aid at聽(937) 395-8601.