AAS in Respiratory Care: Hybrid Program Overview
The AAS in Respiratory Care is a one-plus-one hybrid degree program which prepares students to practice as Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and to become state licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner after successfully completing the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) to obtain the Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential. East Central College (ECC) is one of five colleges in the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) currently selected to offer through program and serves as the fiscal agent.
ECC offers and enrolls students in the general education coursework; sophomore level (professional level) coursework is taught via a hybrid approach through internet-based technology.
Professional Year in Respiratory Care
Through the combination of general education coursework, professional-level coursework, classroom, laboratory practice and clinical experiences, students learn the profession of respiratory care. The Professional Year does not run on a traditional ECC academic cycle. Classes begin in the fall semester and will run until the next fall semester of the following year. Completion of professional coursework takes one full year.
The Respiratory Care Program (Program #200690) offering an Associate’s in Applied Science (AAS) degree at East Central College and the Missouri Health Profession Consortium is located at 1964 Prairie Dell Rd, Union, MO is provisionally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
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Dr. Nancy Mitchell, Dean of Health Science and Director of Nursing at East Central College, is featured on the ECC Insiders podcast, speaking about the Missouri Health Care Professionals Consortium.