The Allied Health Sciences department of the Borough of Manhattan Community College - The City University of New York offers a 64-credit-hour program in respiratory care. Graduates who earn a "C" or better in all courses receive an associate of applied science degree and qualify to take the National Board for Respiratory Care certification exams. Requirements for admission include proof of a physical examination and completion of nine credit hours of prerequisite courses, such as English composition I and II and mathematics for respiratory therapy.
Borough of Manhattan Community College - The City University of New York
199 Chambers St., Rm. N-742
New York, NY 10007
212-220-8335
bmcc.cuny.edu
Roane State Community College in East Tennessee offers an associate's degree in respiratory therapy at the West Knoxville campus. The five-semester program totals 72 credit hours combining classroom and lab-based instruction with hands-on clinical work. Graduates may take the advanced-level exams for certification with the National Board for Respiratory Care. Program admission requirements state students must complete a 10-hour observation in a respiratory therapy department at a hospital and complete prerequisite general-education courses, along with anatomy and physiology I and a minimum of eight credit hours in mathematics, English composition, liberal arts and science with a minimum grade point average of 2.50.
Roane State Community College
Knoxville Health Sciences Center
132 Hayfield Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37922
865-539-6905
866-462-7722 (toll-free)
roanestate.edu
San Joaquin Valley College offers the respiratory therapy program at its Bakersfield, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Cucamonga and Visalia campuses, in the north, central and southern regions of the state's coast. The two-year curriculum includes more than 900 hours of hands-on clinical work and classroom lectures in science, computer and pharmacology topics. Students learn techniques for the monitoring and assessment of patients' lung function. The program satisfies educational requirements for the Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) and Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) designations from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
San Joaquin Valley College, Bakersfield
201 New Stine Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-834-0126
San Joaquin Valley College, Rancho Cordova
11050 Olson Dr., Suite 100
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916-638-7582
San Joaquin Valley College, Rancho Cucamonga
10641 Church St.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
909-948-7582
San Joaquin Valley College, Visalia
8400 W. Mineral King
Visalia, CA 93291
559-651-2500
866-544-7898 (toll-free)
sjvc.edu