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What You’ll Learn

The Respiratory Therapy Curriculum prepares individuals to function as respiratory therapists. In these roles, individuals perform diagnostic testing, treatments, and management of patients with heart and lung diseases.

The Respiratory Therapy Technology program is offered in collaboration with Sandhills Community College. Students interested in this program can start their journey at CCCC by completing prerequisite courses and then apply and transfer to the college of their choice when they are ready. Classes at CCCC can be taken at any campus and can be taken online or seated. Classes at Sandhills Community College are offered seated at their Moore County campus in Pinehurst, NC. A clinical rotation is required for this program. 

Learn more about this program on Sandhills Respiratory Therapy Website.

Students can complete the following general education classes at CCCC before transferring to Sandhills Community College:

  • Biology: BIO 168 and BIO 169
  • College Readiness: ACA 122
  • Chemistry: CHM 151 and CHM 152
  • Humanities/Fine Arts Elective: (From UGETC Pick List)
  • English: ENG 111 and ENG 112
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective: (From UGETC Pick List)

Length: 5 Semesters (21 months)

Credits to Graduate: 74

Locations: Lee Chatham Harnett

Why Study Respiratory Therapy at CCCC?

Top-of-the-Line Facilities

Gain the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for patient assessment and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases in state-of-the-art facilities preparing you for patient care.

Low Student-to-Faculty Ratio for Labs

Receive hands-on training and gain valuable connections in a clinical setting with local employers.

Career Outlook

Enter into a program where 95% of students enter the workforce. 

Careers

Graduates have employment opportunities in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, education, industry, and home care. Local employers include: Central Carolina Hospital, Scotland Memorial Hospital, First Health of the Carolinas in Pinehurst and Rockingham, Harnett Health in Dunn and Lillington, Cape Fear Medical Center in Fayetteville, Kindred and Moses Cone Hospitals in Greensboro, and the University of North Carolina Hospital System in Chapel Hill. Explore a career in respiratory therapy.

  • Hospitals
  • Doctor’s Offices & Medical Clinics
  • Urgent Care

Program Contact

General Health Sciences Admissions Questions
donadiot@sandhills.edu
 

Ty Ronda Pettigrew, MSRT
RCP Program Director
166 Kennedy Hall
(910) 695-3836
pettigrewt@sandhills.edu

Andrea Morrison
RCP Director of Clinical Education
165 Kennedy Hall
(910) 695-3748
morrisona@sandhills.edu

Accreditation Information

The Respiratory Therapy program at Sandhills Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (264 Precision Blvd, Telford, TN 37690, 817-283-2835). Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care: Outcomes data from the Annual Report of Current Status CoARC # 200229. CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes-based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.

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Transfer Programs

Credits from select courses within the program may transfer to four-year colleges and universities on a case-by-case basis.

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