Respiratory Care

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Respiratory Therapists are trained to work with adult and pediatric patients including premature infants with cardio-pulmonary disorders. Respiratory Therapists perform procedures that are both diagnostic and therapeutic:

Administering medications in aerosol form to help relieve breathlessness
Obtain and analyze blood and sputum specimens
Using ventilators to help patients who cannot breathe on their own
Perform diagnostic tests for patients with sleep disorders

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Respiratory Therapists in Connecticut earned a median income of $56,930 in 2007. The demand for RT’s is expected to grow at twice the rate of the national average of all other occupations over the next 10 years.

Employment opportunities are available in a variety of settings:

Acute care hospitals
Rehabilitation and long term care facilities
Homecare settings
Life Star air ambulance

Experience the Goodwin Difference:

Classes and clinical rotations are offered in the evenings
Low student-to-teacher ratio
Transferable credits towards a Baccalaureate Degree, including the Goodwin College BS in Health Science.

To request more information:
Call Tracey Jackson, Program Director at1-800-889-3282, or email:
tjackson @goodwin.edu.

The Goodwin College Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care www.coarc.com.

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
1248 Harwood Road
Bedford, Texas 76021-4244
(817) 283-2835