Respiratory Care - Midlands Technical College

Respiratory Care from Midlands Technical College is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Respiratory Care is a health specialty relating to the diagnosis, treatment, preventive and rehabilitative care of individuals suffering from deficiencies, diseases and abnormalities affecting the process of breathing. They are trained to be members of the highly technical life support teams, patient educators and rehabilitation specialists. Some graduates may choose to transfer to four-year colleges and universities for further study and additional degrees . The completed program is transferrable to many colleges for those wanting to achieve a higher degree. The Respiratory Care curriculum has a variety of program options sequenced to offer the student the greatest flexibility in achieving their career goals. While the programs are listed separately, they are actually combined in a unique sequencing format. They can be taken in phases. Students may enter at any time into Phase I (Pre-Respiratory Care Certificate), which includes all the general education and related courses (English, math, anatomy and physiology, integrated science, etc.) required by the curriculum. The student can take all or part of these courses prior to taking the professional courses. The student determines the length of time they want to spend in this phase before moving into the next phase (Phase II). Phase II may be started only in the fall semester and completes the technical or professional training. Here, students study respiratory care procedures and concepts in class, laboratory and clinical facilities. The curriculum blends classroom, laboratory and hospital experience. Much of the time is spent in supervised patient-care learning while working with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and other members of the health care team at clinical sites. The Respiratory Care program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). Students graduating from the Respiratory Care program are eligible to take the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Therapist Certification Examination and the Advanced Practitioner Credentialing Examinations given by the NBRC. Upon successful completion of these registry examinations, graduates are designated as Registered Respiratory Therapists . Graduates from the program are eligible to apply to the South Carolina State Board of Medical Examiners for state licensing. View more details on Midlands Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.