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Spokane Community College

Respiratory Care

Spokane Community College ETPL
Spokane Community College's Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care program offers a cutting-edge learning environment with high tech equipment that will prepare you for bedside practice. The program has a fully functional high-fidelity simulation lab including a neonatal simulator, a large selection of mechanical ventilators to practice on, a fully functional Pulmonary Function Lab as well as all other required equipment you will need to become a successful and compassionate Respiratory Therapist. Spokane Community Colleges Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care prepares graduates with demonstrated competence in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs). The program prepares leaders in the discipline by providing additional curricular content in research, management, advanced practice, and education. This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care www.coarc.com 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 760214244, (817) 2832835.Upon completion of the program, students will earn a Bachelor of Applied Science in Respiratory Care and will be eligible to apply and sit the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) exams for registered respiratory therapist (RRT) and the specialty exams in pulmonary function, neonatalpediatric, and adult critical care.
Visit the program website Academic Counseling Counseling (509) 533-7264 ext. counseling@scc.spokane.edu

Financial information

Total tuition

$26,136.00

Total required fees

$2,400.00

Books and supplies

$4,701.00

Locations

Spokane

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

4 Years

Length of training

Bachelor

Award type

180

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Bachelor of Applied Science

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

This is a competitive entry program. The first three quarters are general education courses and students will start their first quarter of respiratory therapy specific courses in their fourth quarter at SCC unless they transfer the appropriate courses in. Students must apply and their application will only be considered after completing the following courses with a 2.5 minimum grade in each: BIOL& 160 General Biology with Lab; BIOL& 241 Human A&P I; BIOL& 242 Human A&P II; BIOL& 260 Microbiology; CMST 227 Intercultural Communication; CHEM& 121 Introduction to Chemistry with Lab; ENGL& 101 English Composition I; ENGL& 235 Technical Writing; MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

Certification/license test preparation provided

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

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Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.