If you're ready for a fast-paced, high-demand career in the health care field, Santa Fe Community College's Respiratory Care Program prepares you to become a respiratory care practitioner, a specialist in assessing and treating people with breathing and cardiopulmonary disorders.

The board licenses respiratory therapy technicians and respiratory therapists. It ensures that the respiratory care practice professionals in New Mexico are properly trained and qualified to provide complex medical procedures in the area of cardiopulmonary technology.

SFCC’s Respiratory Care Program prepares students to become knowledgeable, competent, effective, and ethical respiratory care practitioners consistent with the professional, community, and employer expectations of registered respiratory therapists (RRT).

The Respiratory Therapy Program, CoARC #200402, AAS, and Espina Campus (3400 S. Espina) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States.

The Respiratory Therapy program at Doña Ana Community College is a full-time program that leads to an associate of applied science degree. Through classroom instruction and laboratory practice, students develop the knowledge needed to care for patients.

A degree in Respiratory Therapy is your pathway to a career as a Respiratory Therapist. Respiratory Therapists are allied health professionals specializing in diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment, and critical care support for patients with life-threatening or chronic cardiopulmonary diseases.

Class offerings are listed in the pull-down menu above. Some classes are offered on-ground. Others are offered online. Online classes are designated with a “D” in the section. For example, “English 1120 D1.” Please review classes carefully to verify status.

2024年10月17日 · Explore the education, experience, certification and licensure required to become a respiratory therapist below. To become a respiratory therapist, you need to complete at least an...

The responsibilities of a respiratory therapist include patient assessment, developing treatment plans, patient education, emergency airway management, respiratory support, ventilator management, patient transport, and ECMO.

Earn your associate degree in Respiratory Therapy at Pima Medical Institute. Learn the skills you need to treat patients with breathing disorders.