This is a shared cooperative program with Parkland College.
It is a flexible program with different options for students. Examples
are: A.) Students may enroll for the entire program at Parkland College;
B.) Students may schedule support classes at Lake Land College and Respiratory
Care classes at Parkland College; and C.) Students may choose to take all
their support classes at Lake Land College and then transfer to Parkland
College to take the Respiratory Care classes and some of their clinic work,
while completing their major clinic work at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
or Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Most of the clinic work can be done
at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center or St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital.
Most students, if they desire, can find part-time work in Respiratory Care
while they are attending classes. Respiratory Care employment outlook is
excellent; there is a tremendous shortage of skilled therapists. The minimum
graduation requirement is 70 semester hours.
First Year
1st Semester
Semester Hours
RTT 110
Respiratory Therapy I
6
RTT 111
Respiratory Therapy II
4
BIO 225*
Human Anatomy and Physiology I 1
4
MAT 004
Arithmetic or
MAT 130
College Algebra 1
3-5
Total
17-19
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
RTT 113
Respiratory Therapy III
6
RTT 115
Respiratory Therapy IV
4
RTT 112
Clinical Practicum I 2
1
BIO 226*
Human Anatomy and Physiology II 1
4
ENG 120
Composition I*
3
Total
18
Summer Term
Semester Hours
RTT 114
Clinical Practicum II 2
4
Total
4
Second Year
1st Semester
Semester Hours
RTT 221
Respiratory Therapy V
2
RTT 213
Respiratory Therapy VI
3
RTT 212
Clinical Practicum III 2
4
BIO 235*
Microbiology 1
4
ENG 121
Composition II 1
3
Total
16
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
RTT 215
Respiratory Therapy VII
2
RTT 217
Respiratory Therapy VIII
3
RTT 214
Clinical Practicum IV 2
4
PSY 271
Introduction to Psychology 1
3
Social Science or Humanities Elective 1
3
Total
15
1)Supportive courses offered at Lake Land.
2)Clinical practicums offered at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health
Center or St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital.
