A QUICK INTRO
Few - if any - roles in healthcare are more essential than ensuring each patient has an airway, which is exactly what a Respiratory Therapist does on a daily basis. Past graduates of this program have excelled at the state and national levels, and we'll set you up for success as well!
WHAT YOU STUDY
The Respiratory Therapy curriculum prepares individuals to function as respiratory therapists through demonstrated competence in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains of respiratory care practice. Graduates perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with exposure to current and emerging practice settings. The curriculum prepares graduates to operate within inter-professional teams and effectively communicate with clients/patients of various ages, ethnicities, and cultures. Application of problem solving strategies, applying ethical decision making, and understanding professional responsibilities are emphasized.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Graduates are eligible to complete the credentialing process through the National Board for Respiratory Care, which will qualify them for a license to practice in a variety of healthcare settings with responsibilities for assessment, treatment, management and education of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases.
A CLOSER LOOK
Check out this video to learn about the program and the perks of working in this field.
COURSE INFORMATION
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
Students must receive a grade of C or better in all courses to graduate from Respiratory Therapy.
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Respiratory Therapy Program Goal:
To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs).
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Blue Ridge Community College / Provisional Accrediation through SCC
The Southwestern Community College (CoARC #300041) Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree program offered at Blue Ridge Community College in Brevard, NC, holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).
This status signifies that a program with an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the Standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self-Study Report (PSSR) and any other documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit), to be allowed to admit students. It is recognized as an accredited program by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), which provides enrolled students who complete the program with eligibility for the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until it achieves Continuing Accreditation.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| BIO | 168 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| RCP | 110 | Intro to Respiratory Care | 4 |
| RCP | 113 | C-P Pharmacology | 2 |
| RCP | 114 | C-P Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| RCP | 122 | Special Practice Lab | 1 |
| RCP | 132 | RCP Clinical Practice I | 2 |
| Totals | 17 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| BIO | 169 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| RCP | 111 | Therapeutics/Diagnostics | 5 |
| RCP | 115 | C-P Pathophysiology | 2 |
| RCP | 123 | Special Practice Lab | 1 |
| RCP | 144 | RCP Clinical Practice II | 4 |
| Totals | 19 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| RCP | 112 | Patient Management | 4 |
| RCP | 152 | RCP Clinical Practice III | 2 |
| Totals | 9 |
FALL SEMESTER 2
| ENG | 114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 |
| RCP | 210 | Critical Care Concepts | 4 |
| RCP | 213 | Neonatal Pediatric RC | 2 |
| RCP | 222 | Special Practice Lab | 1 |
| RCP | 235 | RCP Clinical Practice IV | 5 |
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| MAT | 110 | Mathematical Measurement & Literacy | 3 |
| MAT | 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| Totals | 18 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| COM | 140 | Intro to Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| RCP | 211 | Adv Monitoring/Procedures | 4 |
| RCP | 215 | Career Prep-Advanced Level | 1 |
| RCP | 245 | RCP Clinical Practice V | 5 |
| Totals | 13 |
