Overview

Practicing under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures. Respiratory therapists also provide complex therapy requiring considerable independent judgment, such as caring for patients on life support in intensive-care units of hospitals.

Graduates of the Respiratory Therapy Technology from Kent State University are eligible to take national credentialing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care to become Certified and Registered Respiratory Therapists (CRT, RRT), Certified and Registered Pulmonary Function Technologists (CPFT, RPFT) and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS).

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of respiratory care principles, current theories and practices required of registered respiratory therapists as defined by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Exhibit, professionally and fluently, technical skills and procedures utilized in current practice by registered respiratory therapists

Express personal professional ethics and behaviors expected of registered respiratory therapists in practice to obtain and maintain a positive impact in patient care and inter-staff relations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Respiratory Therapy

Application and Mechanisms of Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

Therapeutics

Blood Gas Analysis

Critical Care

M Echanical Ventilation

Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Therapy

Diagnostics

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Continuing Care

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Application and all required materials must be submitted seven days before the start of the semester

Language

English

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Credits

65 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.
Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Tuition Fee

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International

5566 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16700 USD for the full programme during 36 months.
National

5566 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16700 USD for the full programme during 36 months.
In-State

5566 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16700 USD for the full programme during 36 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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