A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.
| A major in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 45
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
Syracuse, NY | 11
(13.1%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX | 21
(9.5%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX | 27
(7.7%) | |  | |
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| | Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA | 19
(5.8%) | | - | |
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| | Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA | 20
(5.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY | 22
(3.6%) |  |  | |
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| | Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
Memphis, TN | 5
(3.1%) |  | | |
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| | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE | 3
(3.0%) | | | |
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| | Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV | 7
(2.7%) | | | |
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| | Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX | 25
(2.6%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.