Study to earn your associate degree in respiratory therapy with a mix of online and in-person learning and start working toward tomorrow’s professional opportunities in respiratory care today.
Associate
of Science
in Respiratory
Therapy
at South College
in Knoxville
Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy
South College Knoxville
Program Information
Associate of Science (AS) in Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory therapists consult with and assist physicians to diagnose, treat, and manage breathing problems and cardiopulmonary diseases and disorders.
Our AS in Respiratory Therapy program is designed to assist in the development of the critical thinking skills, technical knowledge, clinical competencies, and professional approach required to evaluate patients and deliver the highest quality of respiratory care.
It is also designed to prepare graduates for national credential examinations administered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Develop Essential Skills In:
- Cardiopulmonary pharmacology
- Mechanical ventilation and airway management
- Emergency and critical respiratory care
- Neonatal and pediatric respiratory care
- Pulmonary rehabilitation and home care
- Cardiopulmonary testing and sleep studies
South College
Knoxville, TN
Discover community and opportunity at South College in Knoxville. Our main campus on Lonas Drive is conveniently located near the I-40/I-640 junction west of downtown, with parking available for all students. Our Parkside campus on Goody’s Lane is 12 miles southwest of our main campus, hosting additional classroom and advanced lab facilities. Students at both campuses can pursue career services support. Our team can help you learn to improve your job-searching abilities or polish your resume-writing and interviewing skills.
South College
Accreditation
South College is currently in the process of seeking CoARC accreditation for a respiratory care program. However, South College can provide no assurance that accreditation will be granted by the CoARC.
The South College Atlanta, Knoxville, and Pittsburgh campuses are seeking accreditation of an AS in Respiratory Therapy education program from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), 264 Precision Blvd., Telford, TN 37690, 817-283-2835, www.coarc.com. The program will submit a Provisional Accreditation Self-Study Report (PSSR). Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Provisional Accreditation status. Achievement of Provisional Accreditation is required prior to implementation of the technical phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in technical courses until Provisional Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, through achievement of Provisional Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress towards accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.
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