Respiratory Care AAS

Respiratory Care AAS is a Bachelor program taught at Sullivan County Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Respiratory Care AAS at Sullivan County Community College is an Associate in Applied Science degree built around didactic, laboratory, and clinical courses. Students study subjects including Fundamentals of Respiratory Care I and II, Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, Cardiopulmonary Physiology, Mechanical Ventilation, Current Concepts of Respiratory Care, and Diseases of the Cardiopulmonary System. The program also includes general education and foundational science courses such as Chemistry for Health Sciences OR General Chemistry, Composition I, Anatomy & Physiology I, Microbiology, and General Psychology.

Students complete Clinical Rotation I and Clinical Rotation II, taught on a rotational basis over the third and fourth terms, with course sequence varying by student. Graduates are qualified to take the National credentialing exam from the National Board for Respiratory Care, which awards CRT and RRT credentials.

After NBRC credentialing, the page states graduates need a state license to work in New York State, and it explains that CRT can apply for a Respiratory Therapy Technician license while RRT can apply for a Respiratory Therapist license.

Modules

• Fundamentals of Respiratory Care I
• Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology
• Cardiopulmonary Physiology
• Fundamentals of Respiratory Care II
• Medical Ethics and Administration
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Current Concepts of Respiratory Care
• Clinical Rotation I
• Clinical Rotation II
• Chemistry for Health Sciences OR General Chemistry
• Composition I
• Anatomy & Physiology I

The minimum requirements for admission in Respiratory Care AAS at Sullivan County Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Sullivan County Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Sullivan County Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Respiratory Care AAS.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Program pre-req: SCI 1124 Principles of Bio is a prerequisite for A&P I & Microbiology at SUNY Sullivan.

Please check detail of study units at https://sunysullivan.edu/health-sciences/respiratory-care-aas/

• Respiratory therapy technician
• Respiratory therapist

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