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Respiratory Care

Credential:
Associate of Applied Science
Locations:
Online and Springfield
Semester Credit Hours:
65
Total Tuition & Fees:
$12,511.45

Tuition is based on in-state rates. Totals do not include textbooks and other materials.

Overview

Are you looking for a high-impact respiratory care career with a pathway designed around your life? The respiratory care program — offered through the Northwest Ohio Allied Health Education Consortium — lets you complete your general education on while taking technical courses taught by Rhodes State faculty. You’ll head to Rhodes State one day a week for hands-on labs, build real-world experience in regional clinical sites. This streamlined pathway equips you to support physicians, manage life-support equipment, perform breathing tests and deliver inhaled medications, preparing you to pursue national credentials as a certified or registered respiratory therapist. 

Clark State’s Radiographic Imaging program is offered through the Northwest Ohio Allied Health Education Consortium, a partnership between Clark State College and Rhodes State College that expands access to in-demand healthcare careers. Students complete general education coursework at Clark State — online or on campus — while technical radiography courses are delivered by Rhodes State faculty through a combination of distance learning, in-person labs in Lima, and supervised clinical experiences at regional healthcare facilities.

This collaborative pathway prepares graduates for entry-level radiologic technology careers and eligibility to pursue national credentialing. Students must be apply to both Clark State and Rhodes State and indicate they are applying through the Northwest Ohio Allied Health Education Consortium as a Clark State student.

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Course Requirements

Year Zero
Summer
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
FYE 1101 College Success
Credit Hours: 1
BIO 2121 Anatomy and Physiology I
Credit Hours: 4
MTH 1070 Quantitative Reasoning
or MTH 1280 College Algebra
or STT 2640 Elementary Statistics I
Credit Hours: 3
-- BHS 1000 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 2
MST 1105 Medical Terminology
Credit Hours: 2
Year One
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
BIO 2122 Anatomy and Physiology II
Credit Hours: 4
CHM 1160 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credit Hours: 4
-- RES 1090 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 2
-- RES 1110 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 4
-- RES 1010 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
Spring
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENG 1111 English I
Credit Hours: 3
-- RES 1120 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
-- RES 1020 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
-- RES 1410 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
Summer
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
-- RES 2230 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 2
-- RES 1420 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 2
-- RES 2100 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
Year Two
Fall
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
-- BHS 2100 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
-- RES 2410 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
-- BHS 2200 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
-- RES 2200 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 3
-- BHS 2300 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
Spring
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology
Credit Hours: 3
-- RES 2510 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
-- BHS 1560 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
-- RES 2430 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 4
-- RES 2500 (RSC)
Credit Hours: 1
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