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Is respiratory therapy is a career you could live with? If you are thinking about a career in respiratory care, watch the 5-minute video by clicking on the link, read about what it's like to be a respiratory therapist. Good working conditions, with great job satisfaction. Specialize in areas of babies to the spinal cord injured, specialized testing or critical care areas. If you like working with the public and enjoy people this could be the career for you! (AARC.org)

Schools are 1-2 years in length with an associate degree of science. Clinical skills learned are practiced during school in a hospital setting. Most states have licensure laws which mean you must pass a national test, with a 70% pass rate. (from the NBRC) If you are leaning towards a management  position, most offer means of acquiring a BS degree.

Iowa RT Schools:
Des Moines Area Community College
Respiratory Therapist Program
2006 Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny IA 50021
515-964-6298 WEBSITE INFO
kegeorge@dmacc.cc.ia.us
Kerry E. George, BS, RRT  

Kirkwood Community College
Respiratory Therapist Program
6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW/PO Box 2068
Cedar Rapids IA 52406-9973
phone -319-398-5411  
Kenneth Bronkhorst, MBA, RRT
kbronkh@kirkwood.cc.ia.us
Jeffery Ferguson, BA, RRT WEBSITE INFO  

Northeast Iowa Community College
Respiratory Therapist Program
10250 Sundown Rd
Peosta IA 52068
319-556-5110  
Sue Wheelock, MS, RRT,
wheelocw@NICC.cc.ia.us
Tara J. Setter, AAS RRT  WEBSITE INFO 

Southeastern Community College
1015 South Gear Avenue
Burlington, IA 52655
Associate of Applied Science
Lori Dvorak, RRT
ldvorak@secc.cc.ia.us
319-752-2731   WEBSITE INFO   

Hawkeye Community College
Respiratory Therapy Program
1501 East Orange Road,
PO Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50704-8015
319-296-2320  WEBSITE INFO
Lawrence A. Dahl, Ed.D., RRT,
Vince Jenness, BA, RRT
ldahl@hawkeye.cc.ia.us   

Respiratory therapists work to evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Learn more about a career in this exciting profession (AARC.org)

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AARC Life and Breath Video about the role of Respiratory Care Practitioners. (from AARC.org)

 

                       

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