Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Career outlook

Hospitals and home care providers hire respiratory therapists to restore and support patients' pulmonary function. They administer prescribed therapy, manage ventilators and oxygen, and design care plans to help patients breathe and recover.

Paths

Routes into RT. The first step is where you enroll today.

CNA to Respiratory Therapist

CNA RRT

Move from bedside care into respiratory therapy with an associate degree and RRT credential.

Time

2 years

State

All states

Broward College, Columbus Technical College

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People

Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.

Savannah

#Current student Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

Nursing student at NDSU · North Dakota

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Reese Healy

#Current student Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

Nursing student at North Dakota State University

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Kortney Lamke

#Graduated Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

North Dakota State grad · was a CNA before nursing

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annabright

#Current student Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

Nursing student at North Dakota State University · ND

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Saffron Quader

#Current student#Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

BSN student at NDSU · North Dakota

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cora

#Current student Accepted toNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus

NDSU nursing student · class of 2027 · ND

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