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Angelina College’s two-year program will provide a learning environment that ensures high levels of respiratory care competence and confidence in patient care skills, critical thinking, and clinical judgment. Students will gain hands-on experience in a variety of settings that include acute/post-acute adult critical care, medical/surgical floor, neonatal intensive care unit, high-risk delivery room settings, many different diagnostic settings, and our state-of-the-art simulation lab. Where they will learn to diagnose lung/breathing disorders and recommend treatments, manage ventilators and artificial airway devices, respond to code blues, consult with physicians to recommend changes in therapy and analyze arterial blood gas specimens to manage therapy. The student will earn an Associate in Applied Science degree in Respiratory Care that will qualify them to sit for their national board examinations. This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
In the deep east Texas region, the entry annual salary range for a respiratory therapist is more than $47,000* and the median annual salary in the deep east Texas region is more than $60,000*.
*National Center for O*Net Development. Retrieved September 2023 from https://www.onetonline.org/.
Learn from a distinguished faculty with extensive experience in a program accredited by CoARC and designed to meet the high standards set by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Immerse yourself in hands-on, simulated real-world experiences with ventilators and nebulizers at our cutting-edge Health Careers Respiratory Care Lab. This invaluable preparation will set the foundation for your clinical journey in hospitals.
Engage in community events, career fairs, hospital events, and seminars hosted by the Texas Society for Respiratory Care. Expand your horizons and connect with opportunities that will shape your future in respiratory care.
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.
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*National Center for O*Net Development. Retrieved September 2023 from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/23-2011.00?zip=75901
| Prerequisites | Credit Hours | |
| STSU 0300 | Student Success | 0 |
| RSPT 1201 | Introduction to Respiratory Care | 2 |
| MATH 1332 | Contemporary Math or Math 1314 | 3 |
| BIOL 2401 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 2402 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
| First Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| RSPT 1227 | Applied Physics/Chemistry for Respiratory Care | 2 |
| RSPT 1340 | Advanced Cardiopulmonary | 3 |
| RSPT 1410 | Respiratory Care Procedures I | 4 |
| RSPT 1266 | Respiratory Care Clinical – Practicum I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 11 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RSPT 2210 | Cardiopulmonary Disease | 2 |
| RSPT 2314 | Mechanical Ventilation | 3 |
| RSPT 1411 | Respiratory Care Procedures II | 4 |
| RSPT 1267 | Respiratory Care Clinical – Practicum II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 11 | |
| Summer I Semester | ||
| RSPT 2317 | Respiratory Care Pharmacology | 3 |
| RSPT 2353 | Neonatal Pedi Respiratory Care | 3 |
| RSPT 1261 | Respiratory Care Clinical III | 2 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| RSPT 1137 | Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation | 1 |
| RSPT 2255 | Critical Care Monitoring | 2 |
| RSPT 2325 | Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics | 3 |
| RSPT 2266 | Respiratory Care Clinical –Practicum IV | 3 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RSPT 2231 | Respiratory Care Simulations | 2 |
| RSPT 2230 | Respiratory Care Exam Preparation | 2 |
| RSPT 2267 | Respiratory Care Clinical – Practicum V | 3 |
| XXXX x3xx | Creative Arts Core | |
| Choose from ARTS 1301, DRAM 1310, or MUSI 1306 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours for Degree | 66 |
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