Program Purpose:
To prepare students for the examinations offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care for employment as registered respiratory therapists that can perform safely and competently in the responsibilities of diagnosing and caring for persons with cardiopulmonary diseases.
This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care.
Employment Types:
Respiratory Therapists are employed in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, physicians’ offices and medical supply companies.
Program Length:
76 credit hours
Admission Requirements:
Applicants must be at least 17 years of age at the time they enter the program, must complete all admission requirements to the College and must have a cumulative, unrounded GPA of 2.5 for all college-level courses.
Program Application:
The Respiratory Care program begins in the Fall semester. It is a limited-access program with a limited number of seats per class. Applicants must submit a Respiratory Care program admission application by the published application deadline; this is a separate application from the College application. Application information is available on the program’s Web page (www.tcc.fl.edu/respiratory).
See important information in the Additional Healthcare Degree Requirements section of this catalog.
Academic Division:
Healthcare Professions, Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education
Contact:
(850) 558-4500 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu
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