Program Director:
Lisa Hunsaker, BS, RRT, RCP
Director of Clinical Education:
John Coldiron, BS, RRT, RCP
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Email: |
ARCRespCare@arc.losrios.edu |
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Area: |
Health & Education |
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Dean: |
Steven Boyd, Ed.D. |
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Phone: |
(916) 484-8902 |
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Announcements, Updates, and Documents |
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The 2012 Spring Respiratory Care Program Application is now closed. The next application period begins on September 3, 2012. RESPIRATORY CARE GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET RC CURRICULUM PLANNING SUMMARY SHEET FINAL GRADE VERIFICATION FORM PASSING RATE FOR 1st TIME TEST TAKERS OF ARC
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ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM
Admission to the Program: Every Spring Semester
# Applied / # Admitted: 150 / 30 students
Length of the Program: 2 years
Prerequisites: BIOL 430 & BIOL 431 (Anatomy & Physiology), BIOL 440 (General Microbiology), PHYS 310 (Conceptual Physics), AH 110 (Medical Language for Health Care Providers)
Background and drug screening are done once you are accepted into the Program.
There is no waiting list in the Respiratory Care Program. Every year is a new application process. Admission is based on a computerized random selection process from among qualified applicants. Only students who meet the educational and prerequisite requirements and follow the pre-enrollment procedures will be considered for the program. Meeting all these requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Full-time study is demanded in the Respiratory Care Program as classes range anytime from Mondays to Fridays; clinical externships ranges from 1 to 2 days a week, 8 to 12 hours per day; daytime, afternoon, or night shifts are required.
HOW TO APPLY TO THE RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM
The ARC Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).