There's more than one way to make a difference in the healthcare field. Our Respiratory Therapy program can give you the resources to become an integral part of any healthcare team.
We intentionally keep each cohort class small so enhance learning opportunities and create a close-knit team like atmosphere. Become friends and family with your peers and future colleagues as you help each other towards becoming a respiratory therapist.
Our goal is to be prepared as possible to enter the workforce and handle patients from day-one on the job. To achieve that we offer more opportunities to work hands-on with patients and the chance to hone your skills. Earn more than 900 clinical hours so that you will be ready for anything that comes your way.
Our faculty boasts more than 60 years of experience in the world of medicine and respiratory. They have earned knowledge and experience working with aeromedical transport, through deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as experience working in adult and neonatal critical care, long term acute care, research and home care. Lessons learned from these real-world experiences will be passed on to help you achieve your potential.
The demand for respiratory therapists has never been higher and requests for employment are expected to increase 23 percent by 2026. Providing more opportunity than ever to really help people and make a lasting difference in the lives of patients. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for a respiratory therapist was about $59,710 in 2017.
