About
Respiratory Care is an allied health profession in which respiratory therapists work under the direction of a physician to evaluate, treat and care for patients with breathing disorders.
The Respiratory Therapy Program seeks to prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs). Program offered at the Flanagan Campus Only.
Organization
Community College of Rhode Island - Liston Campus
Community College of Rhode Island
Community College of Rhode Island, headquartered in Warwick, RI, is the state's only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution and a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It offers over 200 affordable associate degrees and certificates, along with 120+ transfer agreements to four-year universities. The college offers a part-time, two-semester Phlebotomy Certificate program with in-person training at the Liston Campus, combining lectures and lab training to prepare students for national certification. Students benefit from the lowest tuition and fees in the state, a $0 application fee, and the RI Promise Scholarship for free tuition for Rhode Island high school graduates.
Highlights:
- Offers free college education to Rhode Islanders through the RI Promise Scholarship
- State's only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution
- Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)
- Lowest tuition and fees in the state with a $0 application fee
- Recognized as 2019 Education Dive 2-Year College of the Year