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Toni D'Amato M.Sc., BSRT, RRT-CPFT Toni.Damato@scc.spokane.edu 509-533-7307 Building 9, Office 221
Program start: Fall (competitive entry)Pre-requisites: YesProgram length: 9 quartersNumber of students each start: 20Contact: Toni D'Amato 509-533-7307Applications deadline: June 30thPlease note: Application Packet
If you want to work in health care and helping people with lung problems sounds interesting, consider a career as a respiratory care practitioner (RCP).
In this accredited, four-year program, you’ll learn to assess, diagnose, treat and educate patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Courses and hands-on clinical training provide you with the skills to create advanced treatment plans, manage ventilators and artificial airways, perform sophisticated diagnostic testing, and consult with physicians and other healthcare personnel to optimize a patient’s lung function.
Upon completion of the program, you will be eligible to test for professional certification in the field. With this degree, you could work for a hospital in an intensive care unit, emergency room or surgical department; a doctor’s office performing pulmonary function testing; a home care agency; or a rehabilitation institute.
Admission to the program requires that you:
Complete the Bachelor of Applied Science Respiratory Care application form.
Complete the required general education courses (freshman year); BIOL&160, BIOL&241, BIOL&242, BIOL&260, CHEM&120, CMST&227, ENGL&101, ENGL&235, MATH&146 with a GPA of 2.5 or greater.
Submit your unofficial transcripts to the transcripts office (official transcripts must be approved prior to starting the program).
Complete 100–150 hours of work/volunteer experience in healthcare.
Submit two professional letters of reference.
Complete a personal interview with the program’s selection committee (by invitation).
Technical standards for the respiratory care industry talk about the physical, cognitive and behavioral standards expected to perform in the industry.
The Spokane Community College BAS in Respiratory Care program, CoARC program number 200055, located at Spokane Community College, Spokane WA is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). Get program outcomes data including attrition, job placement, NBRC examination success, on-time graduation rates and enrollment information here.