The Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy program is designed to prepare students to become competent respiratory care professionals through academic and clinical learning of mastery competencies and to deliver the highest quality of respiratory care to each patient by using critical thinking, evaluation and application of clinical information, and a professional approach. 

The Department of Respiratory Therapy is designed to prepare students with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).