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Respiratery Therapy Degree
An associate’s degree is required for entry into the field. Most programs award associate’s or
bachelor’s degrees and prepare graduates for jobs as advanced respiratory therapists. High school
students interested in a career in respiratory care should take courses in health, biology,
mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Respiratory care involves basic mathematical problem solving
and an understanding of chemical and physical principles. Respiratory therapists in home health
care and equipment rental firms may become branch managers. Respiratory therapists, especially
those with bachelor’s or master’s degrees, also may advance to supervisory or managerial positions
in a respiratory therapy department. Some respiratory therapists advance by moving into teaching positions.
Scope of this degree
Older Americans suffer most from respiratory ailments and cardiopulmonary diseases such as pneumonia,
chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and heart disease. As their numbers increase, the need for respiratory
therapists will increase as well. Although hospitals will continue to employ the vast majority of
therapists, a growing number can expect to work outside of hospitals in home health care services,
offices of physicians or other health practitioners, or consumer-goods rental firms.
Leading Programs:
- Respiratory Therapist
- Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Therapist
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