RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM

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1 Dear Applicant: VIRGINIA BEACH CAMPUS RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM Thank yu fr yur interest in the Respiratry Therapy prgram ffered n the Virginia Beach Campus f Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege. Successful graduates will earn an Assciate f Applied Science in Respiratry Therapy. This packet will prvide infrmatin n the prfessin, prgram prerequisites and the admissin prcess f the TCC prgram. What is a respiratry therapist? With a vast knwledge f physilgy, the jb descriptin f a therapist is very diverse and includes: Diagnsing lung and breathing disrders and recmmending treatment methds. Interviewing patients and ding chest physical exams t determine what kind f therapy is best fr their cnditin. Cnsulting with physicians t recmmend a change in therapy, based n yur evaluatin f the patient. Analyzing breath, tissue, and bld specimens t determine levels f xygen and ther gases. Managing ventilatrs and artificial airway devices fr patients wh can t breathe nrmally n their wn. Respnding t Cde Blue r ther urgent calls fr care. Educating patients and families abut lung disease s they can maximize their recvery. The missin f the TCC Respiratry Therapy Prgram is t be an exemplary prgram graduating highly qualified individuals t fill the emplyment needs f the prfessin. The prgram is cmmitted t serving students and the respiratry therapy cmmunity thrugh guidance, excellent academic instructin and prfessinal training, utilizing traditinal and innvative means f instructin. The Respiratry Therapy faculty is cmmitted t preparing cmpetent Respiratry Therapists with the cgnitive, psychmtr and prfessinal characteristics as required by the Cmmittee fr Respiratry Therapy Educatin (CARC), the accrediting bdy fr respiratry therapy educatin. The Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege, prgram number , awarding the Assciate f Applied Science Degree frm the Virginia Beach Campus is accredited by the Cmmissin n Accreditatin frm Respiratry Care ( Fr further infrmatin, they can be reached at the address belw. Cmmittee n Accreditatin fr Respiratry Care (CARC) 1248 Harwd Rad Bedfrd, TX Phne: Fax: Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege Catalg

2 The deadline fr applying t the prgram is January 15th fr the class that begins the fllwing May. Admissin t the prgram requires students t submit a TCC cllege applicatin at in additin t a Health Prfessins Prgram Applicatin at These applicatins are als available in the Welcme and Entry Center lcated in the Bayside Building f the Virginia Beach Campus. The Health Prfessins Prgram Applicatin shuld be submitted t Enrllment Services, Building B (Bayside) Rm B105, Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege, 1700 Cllege Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA If an applicant has cmpleted curses frm ther institutins that are nt part f the Virginia Cmmunity Cllege System (VCCS), they are required t have fficial cllege transcripts sent directly t Office f the Cllege Registrar, Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege, P.O. Bx 9000, Nrflk, VA frm the institutin's registrar. In additin, submit the nline Request t Evaluate Educatinal Experiences, which is available at Yu must submit this frm in rder t have yur transcripts evaluated. After yu have applied t the prgram, had yur transcripts sent t TCC and cmpleted the Request t Evaluate Educatinal Experiences, applicants shuld cntact the Dmicile Health Prfessin and Recrds Office at (757) t verify receipt f all dcuments. Due t the cmpetitive nature f the prgram, nly students with cmpleted applicatins can be cnsidered fr the prgram. Infrmatin n grants, lans, and schlarships is available frm the Financial Aid Office and TCC s website; visit fr infrmatin. If yu are active-duty military, veteran, spuse r dependent, the Center fr Military and Veterans Educatin (CMVE) can assist yu with yur applicatin fr VA educatinal benefits. The CMVE can be reached at (757) r military@tcc.edu. Visit fr infrmatin. Prspective students are required t attend an Open Huse presentatin cnducted by the Respiratry Therapy Prgram Faculty n the third Thursday f each mnth (except December) at 4 p.m. n the Virginia Beach Campus, rm MN 206 in the Reginal Health Prfessins Center. PLEASE NOTE: Infrmatin in this packet is subject t change. Students shuld peridically check t see if materials have been updated. Prspective students are hereby ntified that certain medical facilities require bth criminal/sex ffender backgrund checks as well as drug screens prir t being authrized t attend clinical practicum. The cst f the backgrund check is the respnsibility f the student. Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege maintains and prmtes equal pprtunity withut regard t ethnicity, clr, gender, age (except where gender r age is a bna fide ccupatinal qualificatin), religin, handicap, natinal rigin, r ther nn-merit factrs. Disclsure f scial security number, age, gender, and ethnicity is ptinal. Once again, thank yu fr yur interest in the prgram. Please review the admissins qualificatins and prcess detailed belw. Shuld yu have questins r cncerns, I can be reached at the address listed belw. Sincerely, Denise Bieszczad Prgram Directr Respiratry Therapy Prgram dbieszczad@ .vccs.edu 2

3 RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM Prgram Length and Degree Awarded The Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege Assciate f Applied Science in Respiratry Therapy is six semesters in length and cnsists f 67 credit hurs: This curriculum is designed t prepare students fr emplyment as respiratry therapist upn graduatin, certificatin and licensure. The Respiratry Therapy curriculum can be reviewed in ttal at the fllwing web link: Essential Functins f the Respiratry Therapy Student T successfully cmplete the clinical cmpnent f the RT prgram, the student must be able t perfrm all f the essential functins f a Respiratry Therapist. Students shuld pssess and be able t demnstrate the fllwing: 1. Manual Dexterity: Bilateral use f hands r terminal devices that invlves crdinatin and strength. 2. Sufficient grss and fine mtr crdinatin t manipulate equipment and accessries, lift a minimum f 50 punds, and t stp, bend, r prmptly assist patients wh becme unstable. 3. Sufficient eyesight t bserve patients, read patient recrds, manipulate equipment and accessries, visually mnitr patients in dimmed light via vide mnitrs, evaluate radigraphs fr quality, and see distinct clrs n sngrams. 4. Sufficient hearing t cmmunicate with patients and ther members f the health care team, mnitr patients via audi mnitrs, and hear backgrund sunds during equipment peratins. 5. Satisfactrily demnstrate effective written and ral cmmunicatin abilities sufficient fr interactin with thers. This includes, but is nt limited t, reading, fllwing instructins, and ther frms f cmmunicatin. Writing: Ability t cmmunicate effectively in legible written frm. Speaking: Ability t verbally cmmunicate understandably in English. Reading: Ability t read, understand, and fllw directins printed in English. 6. Emtinal stability: Ability t wrk independently maintaining cmpsure and cmpetence under stressful situatins. Be able t functin as a supprtive member f the health care team t maintain the highest standards f the labratry in its delivery f patient care. 7. Interpersnal skills: Sufficient ability t interact with individuals, families, and ther health care prfessinals frm a variety f emtinal, cultural, and intellectual backgrunds. 8. Mbility: Physical abilities sufficient t mve frm rm t rm, maneuver in small places, and stand and walk fr extensive perids f time. 9. Cgnitive Abilities: Ability t be riented t time, place, and persn: rganizatin respnsibilities, priritizing apprpriately, and making decisins in a timely manner. 10. Health Status: Students, wh pse a risk t the health, safety r well-being f patients r ther students, whether due t infectius disease r therwise, may be remved frm clinical settings. If a student shuld cntract r be a carrier f any infectius disease whether acute, chrnic, active r inactive, it is the student s respnsibility t reprt this immediately t the curse/clinical instructr. Patient well-being, safety and health are the primary cncern f all clinical faculties and clinical sites. All clinical sites and clinical facilities, as well as TCC, reserve the right t require medical verificatin that a student may participate in a clinical 3

4 setting withut psing a risk t the health, safety r well-being f patients, ther students r staff. 11. Satisfactry physical strength and endurance t mve immbile patients t r frm a stretcher r wheelchair t the x-ray table, wrk with arms extended verhead, stand in place fr lng perids f time, and carry punds while walking. 12. Satisfactry intellectual and emtinal functins t ensure patient safety and exercise independent judgment and discretin in the perfrmance f assigned respnsibilities. Ability t respnd apprpriately in emergency and high stress patient care situatins. Physical Standards Frequency LIFT: up t 50 punds t assist mving patients F STOOP: t adjust equipment F KNEEL: t perfrm CPR O CROUCH: t lcate and plug in electrical equipment F REACH: 5 ½ abve the flr t attach xygen devices C t wall utlet. HANDLE: small and large equipment fr string, C retrieving, mving. GRASP: syringes, laryngscpe, endtracheal tubes. C STAND: fr prlnged perids f time (e.g., delivery C therapy, check equipment) FEEL: t palpate pulses, arteries fr puncture, skin C temperature. PUSH/PULL: large, wheeled equipment (e.g., mechanical C ventilatrs) WALK: fr extended perids f time t all areas f a hspital. C MANIPULATE: knbs, dials assciated with C diagnstic/therapeutic devices. HEAR: verbal directins C HEAR: gas flw thrugh equipment C alarms C thrugh a stethscpe such as breath r heart C sunds SEE: patient cnditins such as skin clr, wrk f breathing mist flwing thrugh tubing F General Jb Descriptins Frequency Legend O = ccasinally (1-33%) C = cnstantly (67-100%) F = Frequently (33-66%) Utilizes the applicatin f scientific principles fr the identificatin, preventin, remediatin, research, and rehabilitatin f acute r chrnic cardipulmnary dysfunctin thereby prducing ptimum health and functins. 4

5 Reviews existing data, cllects additinal data, and recmmends btaining data t evaluate the respiratry status f patients, develp the respiratry care plan, and determine the apprpriateness f the prescribed therapy. Initiates, cnducts, and mdifies prescribed therapeutic and diagnstic prcedures such as: administering medical gases, humidificatin and aersls, aersl medicatins, pstural drainage, brnchpulmnary hygiene, cardipulmnary airways; perfrming pulmnary functin testing, hemdynamic mnitring and ther physilgic mnitring; cllecting specimens f bld and ther materials. Dcuments necessary infrmatin in the patient s medical recrd and ther frms, and cmmunicates that infrmatin t members f the health care team. Obtains, assembles, calibrates, and checks necessary equipment. Uses prblem slving t identify and crrect malfunctins f respiratry care equipment. Demnstrates apprpriate interpersnal skill t wrk prductively with patients, families, staff and c-wrkers. Accepts directives, maintains cnfidentiality, des nt discriminate, and uphlds the ethical standards f the prfessin. Admissin Requirements Admissin t Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege des nt autmatically qualify a student fr admissin t the Respiratry Therapy Prgram. Students must cmply with all General Admissin Requirements fr Divisin f Health Prfessins Prgrams. In additin t meeting the admissins requirements fr TCC and the Divisin f Health Prfessins prgrams, students must meet the fllwing specific requirements t be admitted t the Respiratry Therapy Prgram. Students must: 1. Must be at least 18 years f age 2. Be a high schl graduate r have a GED. 3. Cmpete High Schl Chemistry r Chemistry (CHM) I 4. Meet current requirements fr admissin t TCC. 5. Attend a Respiratry Therapy Open Huse Infrmatin Sessin prir t admissin. 6. Submit a cmpleted Health Prfessins Prgram Applicatin indicating that yu are applying fr the Respiratry Therapy Prgram. 7. Cmplete MTE 1-5 r MTE 45 r place int MTE 6 8. Cmplete the fllwing prerequisite curses with a grade f C r better: Bilgy (BIO) 141 Anatmy and Physilgy I, English (ENG) 111 Cllege Cmpsitin and Student Develpment (SDV) 101 Orientatin t Health Care. 9. Ensure that transcripts frm all ther clleges attended are n file at TCC prir t prgram applicatin deadline date. These transfer credits must be evaluated befre any transfer credit is granted. The applicatin deadline is January 15 fr May admissin. Admissin will be n a cmpetitive placement basis f fully qualified candidates. Students may require develpmental studies, which must be cmpleted befre they are cnsidered fr admissin t the prgram. 5

6 Since the number f applicants t the prgram usually exceeds the maximum enrllment capacity f the prgram, students will be selected n a cmpetitive basis. The scring criteria t be applied during cmpetitive applicant review are defined in Table 1 which fllws. In the event that tw r mre students have a tied cmpetitive placement scre, the grade pint average (GPA) will be used t break the tie. Table 1: Admissin Requirement Weighting BELOW ARE MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQIREMENTS Ttal scre 18 Years f age High schl diplma r GED Attend a Respiratry Therapy Open Huse Sessin. Cmpletin f MTE 1-5 r MTE 45 r place int MTE 6 HS Chemistry r CHM 1 Must have these t be cnsidered. N Pints BIO 141 Anatmy and Physilgy I with a grade f C r higher ENG 111 Cllege English with a grade f C r higher SDV 101 Orientatin t Health Care Must have these t be cnsidered Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Pints Pints Pints PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE HAVING THE COURSES BELOW AS r AAS Previus degree Pints BA r BS Previus degree Pints BIO 142 Anatmy and Physilgy II with a grade f C r higher HLT 143 Medical Terminlgy I (nt a required curse but extra pint twards admissin if taken) SOC Elective HUM Elective Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Highest pints fr an A Medium pints fr B Lwest pints fr a C Pints Pints Pints Pints Interview Scre (by invitatin nly) By invitatin nly Pints 6

7 Once Prvisinally Accepted: 1. As a student in the Respiratry Therapy Prgram, the student must cmplete apprximately 600 r mre hurs f clinical training in a hspital r health care facility. The student must pssess the physical ability t aide in the lifting and mving f patients; t pull/push and cntrl the mvement f machinery, i.e., ventilatrs and xygen cylinders; t view digital displays and mnitr scillscpe readuts; t hear audible alarms; t auscultate bld pressure and heart and lung sunds; t perfrm tasks requiring fine mtr cntrl, and t interact effectively with patients and the health care team. All student must cmplete an in-depth physical prir t beginning their clinical activities. A physician must deem an applicant as pssessing the physical attributes ne needs t perfrm the tasks f a respiratry therapist prir t beginning the clinical cmpnent f the prgram. If there is any dubt that yu wuld nt meet the guidelines, please cmplete the physical prir t beginning the prgram. 2. Submit a satisfactry health status as certified by submissin f a cmpleted Health Prfessins Physical Examinatin frm signed by a licensed health care prvider within the last 12 mnths. The frm is available in the Divisin f Health Prfessins Administrative Office and nline at 3. Submit Immunizatin Testing recrd - Health Prfessins students must cmply with bth Virginia law and clinical facility requirements related t immunizatins. Health care prfessins pse inherent health and safety risks. All health prfessin students are required t be cmpliant with Virginia laws related t immunizatins fr the prtectin f themselves and patients. 4. Submit dcumentatin f a negative tw-step TB test r, if a previus psitive TB test was btained, recrd f a negative chest X-ray. 5. The prgram requires a green checked criminal backgrund frm Castlebranch prir t being admitted t the prgram. If the student s criminal backgrund is nt acceptable ( red checked ) r the criminal backgrund check is nt back the week prir t the first day f the summer semester, the ffer fr admissin will be rescinded and the student will be remved frm the RTH classes, if they have already registered, and their curriculum will be changed t General Studies. Castlebranch recmmends submitting the applicatin at least six-weeks in in advance, t be sure it will be cmpleted befre the start f the prgram. Attached is a handut which utlines the directins fr cmpleting this requirement. The backgrund check is $46 and the Respiratry Therapy package cde is id05. A link t the website can be fund at: Criminal Backgrund checks are typically gd fr 1 year and the clinical sites requiring the backgrund check must be attended during that time. Sme students may need t cmplete a secnd backgrund check during the secnd year f the prgram since they are nly valid fr ne year. In general, students with a felny cnvictin will shw a red checked backgrund check and will nt be allwed admittance t the prgram. 6. Maintain a C grade pint average r better t remain in gd standing. Students wh earn any grade belw a C in any first-year summer semester RTH class will nt be able t cntinue in the prgram and will be required t re-apply fr the next year s class. After the first summer semester, any students wh earns any grade belw a C will meet with the prgram directr. Depending upn the circumstances the students may need t re-apply fr the next year r cmplete a remediatin plan. 7

8 RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM ADMISSIONS PROCESS CHECKOFF LIST The fllwing steps must be cmpleted as sn as pssible. Please check each item as yu cmplete it. 1. Obtain a Respiratry Therapy Prgram Packet. Packets are available n the Respiratry Therapy prgram page: 2. Apply fr admissin t TCC at 3. Visit the Respiratry Therapy prgram page at t learn mre abut the prgram, including frequently asked questins. 4. Attend the Respiratry Therapy Prgram Open Huse held n the third Thursday f each mnth (except December) at 4 p.m. in the Reginal Health Prfessins Center, Rm MN206 n the Virginia Beach Campus. This is mandatry. 5. Take the Virginia Placement Test (VPT) in English and Math, if required. It is recmmended yu take them as sn as pssible t allw adequate time t cmplete required develpmental curses prir t taking any RTH curses. Mre infrmatin abut placement tests, including testing lcatins and hurs, is at 6. Cmplete all pre-requisites t include: SDV 101, ENG 111 and BIO Submit the Health Prfessins Prgram Applicatin t Enrllment Services in the Bayside Building, Rm B105, Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege, 1700 Cllege Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA If transferring credits prvide an unfficial cpy f yur transcript. 8. If applicable, have fficial cllege transcripts sent directly t Tidewater Cmmunity Cllege Central Recrds Office, P.O. Bx 9000, Nrflk, VA frm the apprpriate institutin's registrar. Student cpies are nt acceptable. Missing transcripts are the greatest cause f delay in the applicatin prcess and are the applicant's respnsibility. Any cllege curse wrk transferred t TCC requires a transcript evaluatin. 9. Submit the nline Request t Evaluate Educatinal Experiences. This frm is at 8

9 RESPIRATORY THERAPY: Frequently Asked Questins What is Respiratry Therapy? Respiratry Therapy is ne f many allied health prfessins. The prfessin develped ut f needs f critical and rehabilitative heart and lung patients f the early 1940 s. Respiratry care practitiners wrk as members f the critical care team in treating individuals wh are seriusly ill. Using sphisticated medical equipment, they help peple with such lung disrders as asthma, emphysema, pneumnia, and brnchitis. This may include using equipment that will mechanically breathe fr the patient. Can I specialize in Respiratry care? Yes, there are specialty psitins in pediatric care, newbrn care, pulmnary rehabilitatin, hme care, pulmnary functin diagnstics, exercise stress testing, and adult critical care. Respiratry Therapists can als specialize in teaching and management psitins. What credentials can I receive upn graduatin? Students cmpleting the AAS prgram are qualified t take the Therapist Multiple-Chice Exam and upn successful cmpletin, the Clinical simulatin Exam ffered by the NBRC. There are tw established cut scres fr the Therapist Multiple-Chice Examinatin. Candidates may becme eligible t take the Clinical Simulatin Examinatin by achieving the higher cut scre n the Therapist Multiple-Chice Examinatin. After passing bth f these exams yu are a Registered Respiratry Therapist (RRT). What is required fr admissin t the prgram? What can I d if I d nt meet the minimum requirements fr admissin, r I feel it has been t lng since cmpleting the required Math and Science curses? In rder t qualify fr admissin t the prgram yu must, at minimum: Be at least 18 years ld Have a high schl diplma r GED, Cmplete HS Chemistry r equivalent Pass BIO 141 Human Anatmy & Physilgy I with a grade f C r better, Cmplete MTE 1-5 r MTE 45 r place int MTE 6 Cmplete ENG 111 Cmplete SDV 101 TCC ffers a wide variety f develpmental curses. These curses will prvide students with the necessary knwledge t succeed in the prgram. Develpmental Math, English, Bilgy and Chemistry are ffered at varius times bth day and night. Bilgy 141 curses are ffered each semester. Just a reminder that Natural Science (NAS) 2 Fundatins f Life Science is a pre-requisite t BIO 141. When is it necessary t take the Math and English placement tests? All students wh are nt therwise exempt must take the Virginia Placement Test (VPT). It is recmmended that these tests be taken as early as pssible s that if develpmental wrk is necessary, a student can cmplete it prir t the start f the prgram. Visit fr mre infrmatin, including testing lcatins and hurs. 9

10 Are there jbs available? Since the prgram s inceptin in 1975, mst graduates have accepted psitins immediately upn graduatin. The future cntinues t be very bright fr emplyment in Respiratry Therapy. The number and types f emplyers actively seeking qualified respiratry care practitiners have increased cnsiderably. Tday s practitiner may wrk in large and technlgically advanced critical care units, perfrm in small rural hspitals, wrk fr a private physician r act as independent prviders in hme care. The prjected number f jbs is far in excess f the prjected number f graduates expected ver the next several years. Entry-level salaries shuld cntinue t increase ver the next few years at r abve thse f ther allied health ccupatins. Jb utlk is faster than average-u.s. Bureau f Labr Is there a fur-year degree in RT? Yes, many clleges acrss the cuntry ffer B.S. degrees in Respiratry Therapy. Anther ptin is t transfer t a fur-year institutin upn cmpletin f yur TCC assciate degree. Under the cllege s transfer agreements, TCC respiratry therapy graduates can transfer as junirs int health prgrams at Old Dminin University, the University f Virginia and Virginia Wesleyan Cllege. Details are at What salary can I expect t earn? Salaries are quite gd fr Respiratry Therapy Practitiners. Based n the Bureau f Labr Statistics, a Respiratry Therapist can expect t make apprximately $56, 740. Average salary in 2014 ~ $28.12/hur U.S. Bureau f Labr Are all classes ffered nly during the day? Respiratry Therapy classes are nly ffered at the Virginia Beach Campus f TCC during the day (identified by the prefix letters RTH). Yu may take all nn-respiratry Therapy curses in the curriculum (except HLT 155) either during the day r evening at any TCC campus. Must curses be taken in the rder they appear n the curriculum? Yu must take all Respiratry Therapy curses in the rder in which they appear in the curriculum. Each curse prepares yu fr the next curse, and each is ffered nly nce a year. Yu may take any nn-respiratry curse during the semester it appears in the curriculum r befre that semester. It is recmmended that nn-respiratry Therapy curses be taken prir entry int the prgram t lighten student lad. Hw many hurs a week will I be in class? Yu will attend class an average f 26 hurs a week during the prgram. Of curse, if yu have already cmpleted any required curse wrk yu will attend class fewer hurs. I d nt believe I can handle s many credit hurs every semester. What curses can I take befre I enter the therapist prgram? Any curse that is nt a Respiratry Therapy curse (RTH prefix except HLT 155) can be taken befre yu are accepted int the prgram. Yu can cmplete curses such as BIO 141 and 142, ENG 111, SDV 101 as well as yur scial science and humanities electives befre 10

11 yu enter the prgram. Hwever, if this is yur desired apprach it is extremely imprtant t cntact the cunseling center as sn as pssible. Hw lng will it take t cmplete the Respiratry Therapy Prgram? Once admitted t the prgram, yu will be able t cmplete it in six semesters. Where are the clinical assignments in the prgram? Clinical assignments are the fllwing hspitals: Lake Taylr Hspital, Nrflk, Virginia Children s Hspital f the King s Daughters, Nrflk, Virginia Chesapeake Reginal Medical Center, Chesapeake, Virginia Sentara Nrflk General Hspital, Nrflk, Virginia Sentara Careplex, Hamptn, Virginia Prtsmuth Naval Hspital, Prtsmuth, Virginia Riverside Reginal Medical Center Sentara Leigh Hspital, Nrflk, Virginia DePaul Medical Center, Nrflk, Virginia Sentara Princess Anne, Virginia Beach, Virginia Bn Securs Maryview, Prtsmuth, Virginia Are there any csts invlved in the Respiratry Therapy Prgram? With the cst f required sftware (DataArc CD-Rm), and recmmended texts, unifrms, a stethscpe, state and reginal educatinal meeting fees and student membership in the natinal assciatin fr respiratry care is ttaled, a student can expect t spend apprximately $2,200 in additin t tuitin. Are there schlarships and lans available t select applicants? Yes. Traditinal cllege lans and schlarships are available t many students, please cntact the financial aid ffice fr mre infrmatin. Visit fr infrmatin. I am transferring frm anther Respiratry Therapy Prgram. Can I get credit fr sme f the respiratry therapy curses? The Respiratry Therapy Prgram des nt ffer credit fr respiratry therapy classes taken at ther institutins. Wh will be teaching? There are three full-time faculty members: Denise Bieszczad, MA, RRT.Prgram Directr Jennifer Briggs, RRT..Directr f Clinical Educatin Gary Crss, RRT.Simulatin Specialist In additin, there are five part-time faculty members and eight clinical faculty members. 11