Respiratory Care

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Qualified students admitted to the respiratory care program will complete the profession didactic, laboratory and clinical courses to train students to work as a respiratory therapy technician or a respiratory therapist.

Please CLICK HERE for SUNY Sullivan's Respiratory Care Program Admissions criteria.

The Respiratory Care Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree at SUNY Sullivan is obtained through a rigorous 2-year curriculum. The program is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) with a continuing accreditation. Qualified students admitted to the respiratory care program will complete the profession didactic, laboratory and clinical courses intended to train students to work as a respiratory therapy technician or a respiratory therapist in a broad range of health care settings, such as doctors’ offices, out-patient clinics, rehabilitation centers, diagnostics labs, patients’ homes, and all specialized areas of hospital care, including intensive/critical care, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, emergency services, respiratory care, pulmonary function labs, sleep medicine and basic floor therapy.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are qualified to:

• Take the credentialing exam given by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) to become a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• CRT’s are eligible for New York State licensure to practice as a Respiratory Therapy Technician. The RRT can apply for New York State (NYS) Licensure as a Respiratory Therapist.

The Respiratory Care Associate of Applied Science program at SUNY Sullivan County Community College (CoARC program #200600), offered at 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, NY, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented. Programmatic Outcomes Data can be viewed here.

For more information on NYS Respiratory Therapy license requirements, please visit the New York State Education Department website.

For additional information, questions or concerns regarding accreditation, you may contact CoARC at:

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
264 Precision Blvd.
Telford, TN 37690
Phone: (817) 283-2835 / Fax: (817) 354-8519