Respiratory Therapists practice under a medical doctor and are responsible for:

-Diagnosing lung and breathing disorders and recommending treatment methods.
-Interviewing patients and doing chest physical exams to determine what kind of therapy is best for their condition.
-Consulting with physicians to recommend a change in therapy, based on your evaluation of the patient.
-Analyzing breath, tissue, and blood specimens to determine levels of oxygen and other gases.
-Managing ventilators and artificial airway devices for patients who can’t breathe normally on their own.
-Responding to Code Blue or other urgent calls for care.

To become a respiratory therapist, students must earn a minimum of an associate degree from an accredited respiratory therapy education program.

“Be an RT” from the American Association for Respiratory Care
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

Accredited Programs in Colorado (all at the associates level):
Pueblo Community College
Pima Medical Institute
Pickens Technical College
Concorde Career College

Apply to programs individually.

Apply to programs individually.

American Association for Respiratory Care