Respiratory Therapist Program
Help people breathe more easily! Become a respiratory therapist!
Important: New RT Application Requirement for Spring 2010! The Ohlone College Reading Comprehension Placement Test is required of all applicants. Dates for the placement tests will be announced on the Placement Testing Center website.
About the Respiratory Therapist Program
The profession of Respiratory Care is growing rapidly. Respiratory Care is a health care specialty directed at the diagnosis, treatment, management, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardio‑respiratory system. Demand for skilled therapists is at an all time high level in the Bay Area.
The Respiratory Therapist is a licensed allied health care specialist in cardio-pulmonary evaluation and treatment. In only two years you can learn skills which will prepare you for a well-paying, flexible job anywhere in the United States.
Upon completion of the program graduates are eligible to sit for the California State License Examination for Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP). Once the RCP Credential has been attained graduates are eligible to sit for the Advanced Level Practitioner Examinations (RRT) of the National Board for Respiratory Care.
This program is based on a selective admission process and involves a special Application for Admission. Applicants are selected once a year and begin the course of study each Fall semester.
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Pre-requisites and Applications to the Respiratory Therapist Program
Important: New RT Application Requirement for Spring 2010! The Ohlone College Reading Comprehension Placement Test is required of all applicants. Dates for the placement tests will be announced on the Placement Testing Center website.
Application period for Fall 2010 is March 15 to April 15, 2010. Please print a new RT Program Pre-requisites and Application Booklet beginning February 15, 2010.
- Respiratory Therapist Traditional Program Pre-requisites and Application Booklet (PDF) (updated March 10, 2009)
- Respiratory Therapist Mobility Program Pre-requisites and Application Booklet (PDF)
Informational Meetings about the Respiratory Therapist Program
The next Information Meetings for the Ohlone College Respiratory Therapist Program will be held on these dates. Buy a $2 parking permit from one of the parking permit machines in the parking lots when you arrive.
- Wednesday, December 2, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Room NC-2222 at the Ohlone College Newark Center - Please be sure to purchase a parking permit.
All are welcome to attend.
Contact the Respiratory Therapist Program
Carol McNamee-Cole, Program Director.
Hello, my name is Carol McNamee-Cole. As the Program Director for the Respiratory Therapist Program I would like to welcome you to the Ohlone College Respiratory Therapist Program Web Page!
If you are considering a career in health care, please look closely at Respiratory Care, an exciting high-tech profession with much to offer you as someone exploring possibilities for your first (or next!) career.
I'd like to be your guide today, so if you don't find the answer to a specific question that YOU might have, please, be sure to email me or call me!
Carol McNamee-Cole,
Program Director
(510) 742-3107
cmcnamee-cole@ohlone.edu
Location: Newark Center, Room NC-2224
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