Respiratory Care Science Degree (AAS)
This 69 credit-hour Respiratory Care Science degree program prepares students to practice as nationally credentialed respiratory care practitioners serving as key members of the healthcare team. Skilled in assessing patients with breathing disorders in the emergency room, intensive care units and many other areas in healthcare facilities, respiratory therapists work directly with physicians on newborn, pediatric or adult patients to analyze oxygen levels and breathing difficulty. Therapists administer prescribed medications to relieve breathing distress, provide pulmonary/lung therapies, and conduct lung diagnostics for all ages. Graduates find employment in many settings such as hospitals,
Courses
- BIO 230 — Microbiology
- BIO 260 — Human Anatomy
- CHM 100 — Chemistry for the Health Sciences
- ENG 101 — Composition I
- HSC 112 — Medical Terminology
- MTH 102 — General Education Mathematics
- PSY 101 — Introduction to Psychology
- RCS 101 — Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
- RCS 102 — Respiratory Care Instrumentation I
- RCS 103 — Pharmacology for Respiratory Care
- RCS 104 — Cardioplumonary Anatomy and Physiology
- RCS 105 — Respiratory Care Clinical Practice I
- RCS 106 — Cardiopulmonary Disease
- RCS 107 — Critical Care Concepts
- RCS 108 — Respiratory Care Instrumentation II
- RCS 109 — Respiratory Care Clinical Practice II
- RCS 210 — Respiratory Care Clinical Practice III
- RCS 211 — Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care
- RCS 212 — Mechanical Ventilation
- RCS 213 — Respiratory Care Clinical Practice IV
- RCS 214 — Respiratory Care Rehabilitation/Diagnostics
- RCS 215 — Respiratory Care Research
- RCS 216 — Respiratory Care ICU Internship
- SPE 101 — Fundamentals of Speech Communication