Respiratory Care Program Information Application Deadline March 15 of Each Year

Respiratory Care Program Information Application Deadline March 15 of each year.

Spring 2014

Dear Reader,

Thank you for your interest in the Respiratory Care Program at the City Colleges of Chicago on the MalcolmXCollege campus. This is a fully accredited advanced practitioner, Registered Respiratory Therapist, (RRT) program. In addition, graduates who successfully complete the program will also earn an Applied Associate in Science AAS degree. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, CoARC. Here is the link where Information about accreditation and the student/graduate outcomes for all programs can be found:

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care - Co ARC

1248 Harwood Road
Bedford, TX 76021-4244817-283-2835 (Office)
817-354-8519 (Plain Paper Fax)

817-510-1063 (Fax to E-mail)

Our program goals are to:

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).
Prepare graduates to teach COPD and Asthma disease management to patients and their families to improve the quality of their lives and to help prevent exacerbations.
Prepare graduates to be culturally competent when interacting with patients, families and health care workers and citizens of the world.

Successful completion of this program allows the graduate to take the national board examinations for Respiratory Care. Successful completion of the Certification national board exam will then allow the Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT, to apply for a state license (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - IDFPR) to practice and gain employment. Because this is an advanced degree program, the CRT will continue on with the advanced board examinations and upon successful completion of these boards, the RRT credential will be awarded.

The program is offered during daytime hours Monday through Friday. The Program is five semesters long, two years with a summer semester in between. Tuition is approximately $10,000.00which includes program textbooks and lab fees. The Program is WIA approved and courses are recognized for financial aid. New classes start every fall, the last week in August. We have ample free parking behind the school on Jackson Boulevard.

YouTube also has some very interesting videos about the profession and opportunities in various health care systems:

You can also check the American Association for Respiratory Care, AARC, our professional organization’s website for more information about Respiratory Care. Log onto:

5ths are accepted starting October 1 through March 15th of each year.

Thank you for your interest in our program.

Please contact us if you have further questions.

Jane Reynolds, MS, MOT, RN, RRT, RCPGeorge West, MS, RRT, RCP

Respiratory Care Program DirectorDirector of Clinical Education

Email: mail:

Office:312 850 7382Office: 312 850 7383

Pamela Nugent, MS, RRT, RCP,LNHACarmen Chorak, AAS, RRT, RCP

Respiratory Care Program FacultyLab Coordinator/Tutor Respiratory Care Program

Email: mail:

Office: 312 850 7486Office: 312 850 7368

Dorothy Stewart

Administrative Assistant Respiratory Care Program

Email:

Office: 312 850 7386

Respiratory CareProgram AAS Degree Required Courses and Sequencing

Chemistry 121

Mathematics 118

English 101Prerequisites

Biology 116 or Biology 226 & 227

______RC 114 - Basic Respiratory Care

______RC 115 - Cardiopulmonary / Renal Anatomy and Physiology

______RC 116 - Patient Assessment

______RC 117 - Respiratory Pharmacology First Semester

______RC 118 - Respiratory Microbiology- or Microbiology 233Fall

______RC 119 - Respiratory Care Laboratory I

______RC 127 - Clinical I

______RC 137 - Advanced Pathology and Clinical Application

______RC 139 - Respiratory Care Laboratory IISecond Semester

______RC 141 - Ventilatory Mechanics ISpring

______RC 129 - Clinical Practice IIThird Semester

______RC 146 - Ventilatory Mechanics IISummer

______RC 200 - Respiratory Care Laboratory III

______RC 225 - Age Specific Care Fourth Semester

______RC 227 - Critical Care Services Fall 2nd year

______RC 222 - Clinical III

______RC 224 - Clinical IV

______RC 250 - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care

______RC 230 - Advanced Cardiopulmonary Monitoring Fifth Semester

______RC 260 - Advanced Specialty TopicsSpring 2nd Year

______Physics 131 General Education degree

______Social Science/Behavior Science Elective completion courses can be taken

______Humanities Elective(must meet diversity requirement) anytime butmust be completed to graduate with AAS degree. Program completion is the spring semester.

These are the course requirements that you will need to complete the Applied Associate in Science Degree in Respiratory Care at City Colleges of Chicago atMalcolmXCollege. This is the sequence in which program core courses are offered and the semesters when they will be offered. Please plan accordingly.

Respiratory Care Program information

The Respiratory Care Program at MalcolmXCollege is a 2 year program that begins the last week of each August. Most of the courses take place during the day and classes are 5 days a week. The program is fully accredited by CoARC enabling all graduatesto take their board examinations upon successful completion of the program. Upon graduation, students take three credentialing board examinations to achieve their Registered Respiratory Therapist credential. They must also apply for a state license to work in Illinois. Starting salaries for full time positions are about $44,000 a year.

How do I apply to the Respiratory Care Program?

1.Complete the five prerequisites with a grade of C or better. You can still be completing the pre requisites when you apply to the program. However, you must have successfully completed all of the pre requisites by the time the program begins in the fall.

2.Your overall grade point average should be 2.5 or higher.

3.Obtain a copy of your Academic History if you attended the City Colleges.

4.Obtain 2 official copies of transcripts from any other college(s) you attended. (Transcripts are not necessary for courses or transfer credits earned at any of the City Colleges, please just include a print out of your Academic History.) The Respiratory Care Program personnel cannot discern whether courses from other institutions meet the same course requirements at CCC. Academic advisors will be given your transcripts and after a careful review of your submission; you will be notified as to the status of your course work from other colleges transferring to CCC to meet the degree or prerequisite requirements. This typically takes 4 to 6 weeks.

5.All applicants, if accepted into the program will have to provide a drug test and a criminal background check before progressing to the clinical practicum portion of the program.

6.Complete the application.Application Deadline March 15 of each year!

7.Obtain three letters of recommendations (or use the forms included in this packet), from people other than your family members. Previous professors, employers, clergy, are good choices.

8.Write a one-half-page essay on: “Why I want to be a Respiratory Therapist.” This should detail why you have chosen this profession and how you hope to contribute to the profession. Please do not describe what a Respiratory Therapist does, tell us why you want to be a part of this profession.

9.Plan on a short interview regarding the program and be prepared to discuss time management and how will you manage 17 hours of course work and 30 hours of studying to be successful in the Respiratory Care Program at MalcolmXCollege.

10.Application fee: The application fee should be paid to the Business Office on the ground floor – room 1418. The application fee is $35.00 – Account number 559.Obtain a receipt for this and attach that receipt to this application. This is a non refundable fee and the receipt must be submitted with your application.

11.Assemble all of the documents above, along with the application fee receipt and submit your application package to: Jane Reynolds, room 3509 or Dorothy Stewart in room 3542.

12. Application Deadline March 15 of each year!

13.Application packets are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by June 1 of each year. There is a mandatory orientation session in mid-June for all accepted.

Please be sure your application packet is complete or we cannot accept it.

Applications are accepted starting October 1through March 15th of each year.

Respiratory Care Program information Application for year: Click here to enter text.

CCC Student ID# Click here to enter text.

Name: Mr. / Ms. / Mrs. First Name: Click here to enter text.

Last name:Click here to enter text.

Address: Street Click here to enter text.Apt #Click here to enter text.

City Click here to enter text.StateClick here to enter text.Zip CodeClick here to enter text.

Telephone #: Home Click here to enter text.Work Click here to enter text.

Email address: Click here to enter text.(Please print clearly)

Are you/were you a student at any of the city colleges? Yes ☐ No ☐

* How did you hear about the program? Click here to enter text.

* Do you have any hospital work experience? No ☐ Yes ☐(no experience is required)

If yes, when?Click here to enter text. Where? Click here to enter text.

For how long? Click here to enter text.

Have you completed any program in the Allied Health field?Click here to enter text.

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* When did you graduate? ☐ * Are you a: Certified Respiratory Therapist - CRT?

No ☐Yes ☐ If yes, year certified: Click here to enter text.

(Please turn over to complete application)

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Have you successfully completed any of the prerequisite following courses? Are you still working on them? Please indicate below:

Course Number / Yes / No / Year taken or plan to take / Grade
Biology 226, 227 or 116 / ☐ / ☐ / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Math 118 / ☐ / ☐ / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
Chemistry 121 / ☐ / ☐ / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text.
English 101 / ☐ / ☐ / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /

What is your Graduation GPA?Click here to enter text.

Comments: Click here to enter text.

Applicant SignatureDate Click here to enter text.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Schedule appointment: Yes ☐NoDate email sent ______

Will call back ______

Not interested ______

Remarks: ______

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Respiratory Care Program

Reference Form

Applicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.

Applicant’s Name: ______Phone: ______

Applicant’s Address: ______Zip code: ______

Recommender:

How long have you known the applicant? ______Years

Please rate the applicant in the following areas:

Above Average / Average / Below Average / Unable to comment
Reliability
Responsibility
Motivation
Academic Potential
Integrity
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Ability to work as a team member
Ability to adapt to stressful and changing situations

Is there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?

Recommender’s Name: ______Title: ______

Company/ Agency Name: ______Phone: ______

Recommender’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Respiratory Care Program

Reference Form

Applicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.

Applicant’s Name: ______Phone: ______

Applicant’s Address: ______Zip code: ______

Recommender:

How long have you known the applicant? ______Years

Please rate the applicant in the following areas:

Is there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?

Recommender’s Name: ______Title: ______

Company/ Agency Name: ______Phone: ______

Recommender’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Respiratory Care Program

Reference Form

Applicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.

Applicant’s Name: ______Phone: ______

Applicant’s Address: ______Zip code: ______

Recommender:

How long have you known the applicant? ______Years

Please rate the applicant in the following areas:

Is there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?

Recommender’s Name: ______Title: ______

Company/ Agency Name: ______Phone: ______

Recommender’s Signature: ______Date: ______

Respiratory Care Program

Application Checklist

Name: ______Date: ______

( )Admission Application

( )Essay (1/2 page ‘Why do I want to be a Respiratory Therapist?’)

( )College Transcript(s)

( ) Three letters of Recommendation

( ) Prerequisites:

Biology 116 or 226, 227

English 101

Chemistry 121

Math 118

Comments:

For Office Use Only

Scheduled appointment date: ______

Will call back: ______

Not interested: ______

Accepted term: ______

Decline: Y or N Reason: ______