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Program Information
Due to limited seating, the Respiratory Therapist program requires you to complete a screening process before registering for classes in the program. Learn more about the screening criteria and deadlines from Coordinated Program Entry.
Respiratory Therapists are allied health professionals specializing in diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment, and critical care support for patients with life-threatening or chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. Under medical direction, Respiratory Therapists assess and treat patients, monitor and evaluate cardiopulmonary function, perform diagnostic testing, and maintain life-support systems for patients in critical care settings.
The curriculum includes classroom, laboratory, and supervised clinical instruction covering cardiopulmonary anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutic treatments, cardiopulmonary diagnostic technology, critical care and life-support technology for adults, children and infants, respiratory home care, and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Respiratory Therapist Program Overview
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Accreditation
The CNM Respiratory Therapist Program, CoARC program number 200345, Respiratory Therapy, Associate of Applied Science in Albuquerque, NM is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARC accredits respiratory therapist 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.
View Programmatic Outcomes Data provided CoARC.
A Promising Career
Brandon Casey used what he learned in CNM's Respiratory Therapist program to provide critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about his rewarding career in healthcare and how his time at CNM inspired him to grow.
Why Become a Respiratory Therapist?
There has never been a better time to enter the healthcare field. Learn more about the benefits of becoming a Respiratory Therapist by watching the video below.