MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3284 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2023 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AAS Total Credits: 80.5-96 CIP Code: 51.0908	Primary College: Gateway Community College Initiating College: District Office Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific: GW Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Allied Health GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as: 29-1126.00 Respiratory Therapists 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Respiratory Care degree provides education in patient services in the cardiovascular and pulmonary fields. Students will learn how to assess, provide treatment, and perform diagnostic procedures. The program focuses on principles for respiratory therapists to utilize advanced technology in life support systems, administer medications, and perform many techniques to assist patients in the healing process. Curriculum includes experiences in the hospital critical care, trauma, emergency departments, and operating rooms, patient`s home, physicians` offices, and out-patient clinics in preparation for employment.

Successful completion of the AAS degree in Respiratory Care enables the program graduates to take the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Therapist Multiple-Choice (TMC) Examination and Clinical Simulation Examination (CSE). Passing both of these exams is required to earn the RRT credential and make the graduate eligible to obtain their license to practice professionally.

This program is designed to meet education requirements for licensure or certification in the State of Arizona. Granting licensure and certification is the sole responsibility of the state board or approval agency. This program is only offered and available to students located in the State of Arizona. The Maricopa County Community College District and colleges define student location within Administrative Regulation 2.2.3(7).

Learning Outcomes
1. Prepare graduates 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). (RES130, RES140, RES220, RES230, RES280, BIO160, BIO201, BIO202, CHM130, CHM130LL, HCC/RES109, PSY101, (COM), (CRE), [FYC], MAT12+) 2. Demonstrate assessment and evaluation of the patient in keeping with the application of appropriate care that aligns with established hospital regulations and standards. (RES142, RES226, RES232, RES240, CHM130, CHM130LL) 3. Utilize technology in the management of patients. (RES118, RES133, RES142, RES144, RES220, RES226, RES230, RES232, MAT12+) 4. Demonstrate the ethical and professional standards expected of respiratory care professionals. (RES118, RES130, RES131, RES133, RES134, RES136, RES140, RES142, RES144, RES220, RES224, RES226, RES230, RES232, RES235, RES240, RES270, RES280, RES291, RES292, [HU]) 5. Communicate information regarding clinical status to appropriate members of the health care team. (RES130, RES140, RES142, RES220, RES226, RES230, RES232, RES240, (COM), [FYC])

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. Where selected as part of program completion, the following general education and introductory courses must be completed with a 3.0 GPA to be added to the queue of those waiting for an available cohort space to begin the core curriculum: BIO160, BIO201, BIO202, CHM130, CHM130LL, CRE101, ENG101, ENG107, HCC/RES109, and MAT15+, or any approved general education, algebra-based Mathematics course for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite.

Admission Criteria
1. Formal application and admission to the program. 2. Background check requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District Background Check Standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Background Check Policy. 3. Clinical health and safety requirements must be met prior to enrollment in any program of study course. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Clinical Health and Safety Policy and drug testing protocols. 4. Inability to comply with background check requirements and/or clinical health and safety requirements at the start of classes or during the program may result in cancellation of enrollment. 5. There are limited spaces available in the Respiratory Care program. Only students who have completed all of the general education and introductory courses noted above may have their name added to the queue of those waiting for an available space in a cohort.

Required Courses

CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry 3
CHM130LL Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory 1

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

HCC/RES109 CPR for Health Care Provider (0.5) OR
American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification (0) 0-0.5

+ RES118 Vascular Access for Clinical Practice 1
+ RES130 Respiratory Care Fundamentals I 4.5
+ RES131 Infection Control for Respiratory Care 1
+ RES133 Respiratory Care Clinical Seminar 2
+ RES134 Respiratory Care Pharmacology I 2
+ RES136 Applied Biophysics for Respiratory Care 3
+ RES140 Respiratory Care Fundamentals II 5
+ RES142 Respiratory Care Clinical I 4
+ RES144 Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation 1
+ RES220 Respiratory Care Fundamentals III 4.5
+ RES224 Pathophysiology for Respiratory Care 2
+ RES226 Respiratory Care Clinical II 4
+ RES230 Respiratory Care Fundamentals IV 4.5
+ RES232 Respiratory Care Clinical III 4
+ RES235 Respiratory Care Pharmacology II 2
+ RES240 Respiratory Physiology 3
+ RES270 Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care 2
+ RES280 Respiratory Care Review 2
+ RES291 Respiratory Care Advanced Life Support 1
+ RES292 Respiratory Care Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1

Credits: 58.5-61

Restricted Electives
Students seeking university transfer may select zero (0) to three (3) credits: HES100 Healthful Living 3	Credits: 0-3

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-32

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area except COM225 Public Speaking. 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking or equivalent as indicated by assessment (0-3)

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
+ MAT150 College Algebra/Functions (5) OR + MAT151 College Algebra/Functions (4) OR + MAT152 College Algebra/Functions (3) OR + MAT155 College Algebra/Functions with Review (5) OR + MAT156 College Algebra/Functions with Review (6) OR Any approved general education, algebra-based Mathematics course for which MAT15+ is a prerequisite. (3-6) 3-6

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10-14

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4-8
BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) AND + BIO202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) 4-8

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.