Respiratory Care students

Respiratory Care

Technical Degree

Take a deep breath and begin a rewarding career with our Respiratory Care Program! This program teaches you how to help patients with breathing problems and improve their lives. You’ll learn how to care for different patients, like newborns who have trouble breathing, children with asthma or pneumonia, adults who were hurt, and older patients with breathing or heart problems.

Program at a Glance

Career Opportunities

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be more opportunities for respiratory therapists as the population of middle-aged and elderly people continues to grow. Respiratory therapists work in various healthcare settings, such as:
  • Hospitals
  • Respiratory therapy clinics
  • Nursing homes
  • Home health agencies
  • Firms that supply respiratory equipment for home use

Earning Potential

Respiratory Therapist: $77,987 per year

For more salary information, check out Texas Wages.

Locations

Central Campus

DEGREES & CERTIFICATES

Respiratory Care, AAS

Technical Degree
The Associate of Applied Science degree prepares you for an entry-level career. Learn about the treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Graduates can gain hands-on experience as respiratory care practitioners by administering therapeutic gases, medications, chest therapy, pulmonary function testing, and other services to hospital patients.
Length 2 Years
This 66-credit program takes 5 terms to complete, including a summer term. Students must attend full-time.
IMPORTANT LINKS
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Respiratory Care Students

Accreditation

The San Jacinto College Respiratory Care program , CoARC program number 200310, Associate of Applied Science degree awarded, Central campus Health Science building 11 is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com).

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

CoARC Program number is 200310.  
Address: 264 Precision Blvd. Telford, TN 37690 
Phone: (817) 283-2835
Websites:
https://coarc.com/
https://coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data/

Respiratory Care Students at San Jacinto

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Have Questions?

Have questions about our Respiratory Care Program? Please contact us at 281-478-3671!
Olivia Marshall
Program Dir, Respiratory Care
Email
Olivia.Marshall@sjcd.edu
Phone
(281) 478-3671