List of Respiratory Therapy Colleges

Santa Monica College

• Santa Monica College (SMC) in California is one school that offers the associate's degree in the field of respiratory therapy. The program is offered as part of an ongoing collaboration between Santa Monica College and East Los Angeles College. Santa Monica College awards an associate of arts degree in the field, while both schools award graduating students with an achievement certificate. The A.A. degree requires students to complete 69 to 71 credit hours. Prerequisite courses in chemistry, anatomy, physiology, speech and math are required prior to entry into the program. Courses taken as part of the curriculum include fundamentals of microbiology, respiratory physiology, adult critical care monitoring and application of respiratory therapy.

  Santa Monica College
  1900 Pico Boulevard
  Santa Monica, CA 90405
  310-434-4000
  smc.edu

Borough of Manhattan Community College

• The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) offers a degree in respiratory therapy. Working in conjunction with the City University of New York (CUNY), BMCC offers this degree as a 73 credit hour program that takes approximately two to three years to complete. Prerequisite courses in English composition and math for respiratory therapy are required. Courses in respiratory therapy include fundamentals of respiratory therapy, pulmonary function testing, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and fundamentals of clinical medicine.

  Borough of Manhattan Community College
  The City University of New York
  199 Chambers Street
  New York, NY 10007
  212-220-8335
  bmcc.cuny.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center

• The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio provides students with the opportunity to obtain a bachelor of science degree in the field of respiratory therapy. This degree prepares students to obtain the status of advanced practitioner and qualifies them to sit for the national certification exam. The UTHSC degree program requires courses in areas such as cardiopulmonary physiology, patient assessment, mechanical ventilation, diseases affecting the respiratory system, education in respiratory care, management and geriatric respiratory care.

  Department of Respiratory Care
  School of Health Professions
  7703 Floyd Curl Drive
  San Antonio, TX 78229
  210-567-8850
  uthscsa.edu