Respiratory Therapy Programs
Awarding an Associate Degree

with a Baccalaureate Option

Preface

The Roster was prepared by the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education (CoBGRTE) to assist students in selecting a respiratory therapy program. The roster also serves as a communication tool for existing and developing baccalaureate and graduate respiratory therapy programs. The reader is encouraged to visit program web sites and to contact each program directly for more information. New or existing programs not included on the roster should contact the Chair of the CoBGRTE Steering Committee with program information. Suggestions to improve the roster are welcome. An AARC approved white paper from the CoBGRTE Steering Committee, “Development of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees in Respiratory Care,” can be found using the link: http://www.aarc.org/resources/bacc_edu/index.asp

Associate Degree Programs have a curriculum designed to provide students who possess no prior competence in respiratory care, with the knowledge and clinical skills required to function competently as a registry-eligible respiratory therapist. Conferral of the associate degree requires completion of the academic prerequisites to become a registry-eligible respiratory therapist. Programs that also offer associate to baccalaureate (ASRT to BSRT) degree advancement track have an additional “ASRT to BSRT” designation for program type. Associate programs which also offer a CoARC accredited polysomnography program option are so indicated under program type.

Idaho

Boise State University

College of Health Sciences

1910 University Drive/RM HSR 116

Boise, ID 83725

Program Dir: Lonny Ashworth MEd RRT

Medical Dir: William Dittrich, MD

Program Type: ASRT to BSRT

Class Cap: 24   Begins: August

Tel: 208-426-3383

Fax: 208-426-4093

E-mail: lashwor@boisestate.edu

URL: http://respther.boisestate.edu/

 

Nebraska

Nebraska Methodist College

Josie Harper Campus

Respiratory Care Program

720 North 87^th Street

Omaha, NE 68114-2852

Program Dir: Christine Hamilton, DHSc, RRT, AE-C

Medical Dir: Patrick G. Meyers, MD

Program Type: ASRT to BS Healthcare Administration (online) or ASRT to BS in Health Studies (RT major)

Class Cap: 14 Begins: May, August, or January

Tel: 402-354-7065

Fax: 402-354-7130

E-mail: Chris.Hamilton@methodistcollege.edu

URL: http://www.methodistcollege.edu/academicprograms/index.asp?S=2&SUB=36

 

Pennsylvania

Gannon University-Erie, PA

Respiratory Therapy Program

109 University Square

Erie, PA 16541

Program Dir: Charles Cornfield, MS, RRT

Medical Dir: Joseph Rowane, D.O., FCCP

Program Type: 2 yrs Preprof. + 2 yrs Prof, ASRT to BSRT

Class Cap: 16 Begins: August

Tel: 814-871-5637

Fax: 814-871-5662

E-mail: cornfield@gannon.edu

URL: http://www.gannon.edu/departmental/resp/default.asp

Gwynedd-Mercy College

School of Allied Health Professions

Respiratory Care Program

Sumneytown Pike

Gwynedd Valley, PA 19537-0901

Program Director: William F. Galvin, MSEd, RRT, CPFT, AE-C, FAARC

Medical Dir: Donald Peterson, MD

Program Type: ASRT to BSRT

Class Cap: 16   Begins: August

Tel: 215-641-5536

Fax: 215-641-5559

E-mail: galvin.w@gmc.edu

URL: http://www.gmc.edu/academics/allied_health/respcare.php

 

South Dakota

Dakota State University

820 N. Washington Ave

Madison, SD 57042-1799

Program Dir: Bruce A. Feistner, MSS, RRT

Medical Dir: Ashraf Elshami, MD

Program Type: ASRT to BSRT

Class Cap: 8 in Sioux Falls, 4 in Rapid City       Begins: September

Tel: 605-322-8613

Fax: 605-322-6666

E-mail: bruce.feistner@dsu.edu

URL: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/sciences/degrees/resp_care/bs_resp_care.htm