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Are you interested in a health care career that:

  • You can finish your degrees in less than 3 years?
  • Has many job opportunities with competitive wages?
  • Uses high-tech equipment to assist people with breathing disorders?

If so, our respiratory therapy program might be for you!

What are respiratory therapists?

Respiratory Therapists are health-care specialists who evaluate, treat and care for patients with breathing disorders. Therapists work under the direction of physicians and assist in the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with pulmonary disorders. Today's respiratory therapist works with high-tech equipment and many different types of therapies including: medical gases, ventilator support, bronchopulmonary drainage, and others in efforts to assist clients to feel better and breathe easier.

Casper College offers an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy.

To learn more about the program, visit the Frequently Asked Questions area.

 


Respiratory Therapy

Associate of Science degree
Respiratory Therapy

For more information or to request and admission guide contact:
Doug Neubert, Program Director
307-268-2544
or
Crystal Sosalla-Roussel, Academic Assistant
307-268-2025


Last Updated 8/7/06