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Respiratory Therapist

Welcome to potential students and students enrolled in the Respiratory Therapist Program at Illinois Central College.

Students in this program will experience first hand leading edge instructional technology; instruction in current medical practices; and receive dynamic hands-on clinical experience.

This site is a resource for the program that will provide you with information regarding the curriculum and the profession. Links to apply, see the Respiratory Therapist section of the college catalog, and a description of the courses is on the left side.

The Respiratory Therapist specializes in the application of scientific knowledge and theory to practical clinical problems of respiratory care. The respiratory therapist is qualified to assume primary clinical responsibility for all respiratory care modalities. Further, the therapist is capable of serving as technical resource person to the physician with regard to current practices in respiratory care and to the hospital staff in regard to effective and safe methods of administering respiratory therapy. Graduates are eligible to take both certification and registry exams prepared by the National Board for Respiratory Care to become both Certified (CRT) and a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).

For more information, please contact:

Health Careers Department (309) 999-4600