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Respiratory Care Practitioner, AAS

Respiratory therapists evaluate, treat, and care for patients with heart and lung diseases. Respiratory therapists manage sophisticated life-support systems for adults, children, and premature infants. Clinical experience is part of the program. Credits from this program may transfer to the health science curriculum at Western Michigan University. Transfer opportunities are available at other four-year institutions as well. Students interested in transferring after receiving an AAS degree should meet with a counselor.

*Please note this program requires a special application packet. Please see a health careers pathway advisor or counselor for more information and visit the Respiratory Care Practitioner program page on our website for program information, FAQs, accreditation details, and more.

Associate of Applied Science

Respiratory Care Practitioner Prerequisites

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO 115Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4
BIO 130Micro & Infectious Disease

4
BIO 215Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
CHM 115Health Careers Chemistry

4
HCR 116Medical Terminology

1
MATH 100Health Careers Math

1

Program Required Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
RCP 100Basic Resp Care Procedures

4
RCP 106Pharmacology/Respiratory Care

3
RCP 107Cardiopulm Pathphys I

5
RCP 112Cardiopulm Pathphys II

3
RCP 131Respiratory Care Procedures II

3
RCP 132Respiratory Clinical I

6
RCP 201Respiratory Critical Care I

3
RCP 213Respiratory Critical Care II

3
RCP 214Respiratory Clinical II

6
RCP 215Neo Peds Respiratory Care

3
RCP 226Respiratory Critical Care III

1
RCP 227Respiratory Clinical III

6
RCP 230Contemporary Resp Topics

2
English/Communication

6
Political Science/Social Science

3
Wellness/Physical Education

2

Total Credit Hours: 77

 

The Kalamazoo Valley Community College Respiratory Care Practitioner Program (#200239) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

 

www.coarc.com

(817) 283-2835

(817) 354-8519 (fax)

 

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an "outcomes based" process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented. The Accreditation Programmatic Outcome Data can be found at  https://coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data/