Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Certificate
Certificate (12 weeks - 1 year)
$4,728
In-State Tuition
9 months
Duration
On-Campus
Format
Prestonsburg, KY
Location
About This Program
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist program at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Types of Respiratory Therapists
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Staff Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist
Pulmonary Function Technologist
Respiratory Therapy Supervisor
What You'll Learn:
- The applied basic biomedical sciences
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pathology of the respiratory system
- Clinical medicine
- Therapeutic procedures
- Clinical expressions
- Data collection and record-keeping
- Patient communication
- Equipment operation and maintenance
- Personnel supervision
- Procedures for special population groups
Costs & Financial Aid
In-State Tuition:$4,728/yr
Out-of-State Tuition:$6,432/yr
School-level tuition; actual program costs may vary. Source: NCES
Financial Aid
99%
Receive Any Aid
15%
Receive Federal Aid
44%
Pell Grant Recipients
$6,053
Avg Loan Amount
13%
Have Student Loans
Pell Grant EligibleFederal LoansVA Benefits
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Outcomes
$29,685
Median Earnings (Post-Grad)
8
Earnings Cohort Size
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Program Classification
CIP Code: 51.0908 (Respiratory Therapist)
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