Associate in Science in Respiratory Therapist

at Ohlone College

Respiratory care is a health care specialty directed at the diagnosis, treatment, management, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiorespiratory system. Upon completion of the program graduates are eligible to sit for the California State License Examinations for Respiratory Care Practitioners (RRT). Upon successful completion of these examinations an application for licensure can be submitted to the Respiratory Care Board. This program is based on a selective admission process and involves a special application for admission.