Respiratory Care Technology - Augusta Technical College - Augusta GA

Respiratory Care Technology from Augusta Technical College - Augusta GA is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Associate of Applied Science Degree in the Respiratory Care Technology program is a sequence of courses that prepares graduates to assist physicians in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, and renal dysfunction. This program offers students a variety of clinical opportunities to assist in the management of patients across the lifespan. Respiratory Care Technology offers the student clinical accessibility to patients with such conditions as injury due to trauma, infectious diseases, congenital anomalies, acquired lung disease, renal failure, distressed newborns, and many more categories. Learning opportunities develop academic and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, computer skills, and written and oral communication. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Entry Level Certification Respiratory Therapist Examination to obtain the credential of Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT). After obtaining the CRT credential, graduates are eligible to sit for the Registry Examination for Advanced Respiratory Care Technology Practitioners to obtain the credential of Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). The RRT credential must be obtained no later than three years past the graduation date or the CRT credential will be revoked. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program. View more details on Augusta Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.