Programs

As a Respiratory Therapist, also known as a Respiratory Care Practitioner, you are part of a health care team that works to evaluate, treat, and manage patients of all ages with respiratory illnesses and other cardiopulmonary disorders in a wide variety of clinical settings.

In this program, you will:

• Learn and develop the knowledge and skills essential to the practice of respiratory care procedures through class work and participatory learning experiences.
• Learn the fundamentals of clinical decision making (such as patient evaluation, treatment selection, and assessment of treatment efficacy) and patient education.
• Develop an appreciation of the professional standards and ethics.
• Be prepared to work in a hospital, home care company, physician’s office, extended care facility, outpatient center, in respiratory care equipment sales, or as an educator in a hospital, college, or university.

As a graduate, you may choose to specialize in:

• Neonatology or pediatrics (caring for infants or children).
• Sleep diagnostics.
• Pulmonary function testing.
• Rehabilitation.
• Providing home care services.
• Critical and emergent care settings.

Enrollment is limited.

Accreditation/Approval/Certification Status
External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.

The Respiratory Care Program at Auburn Hills is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), 1248 Harwood Road Bedford, TX 76021; (817) 283-2835; Web address: www.coarc.com. Please refer to the 2011 Annual Report of Current Status on the CoARC Web site to view the Programmatic Outcomes Data.