Spring 2009 - City Colleges of Chicago



Respiratory Care Program Information Application Deadline March 15 of each year.Spring 2014Dear Reader,Thank you for your interest in the Respiratory Care Program at the City Colleges of Chicago on the Malcolm X College campus. This is a fully accredited advanced practitioner, Registered Respiratory Therapist, (RRT) program. In addition, graduates who successfully complete the program will also earn an Applied Associate in Science AAS degree. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, CoARC. Here is the link where Information about accreditation and the student/graduate outcomes for all programs can be found: . Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care - Co ARC Harwood RoadBedford, TX? 76021-4244817-283-2835 (Office)817-354-8519 (Plain Paper Fax)817-510-1063 (Fax to E-mail)Our program goals are to:Prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).Prepare graduates to teach COPD and Asthma disease management to patients and their families to improve the quality of their lives and to help prevent exacerbations.Prepare graduates to be culturally competent when interacting with patients, families and health care workers and citizens of the world.Successful completion of this program allows the graduate to take the national board examinations for Respiratory Care. Successful completion of the Certification national board exam will then allow the Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT, to apply for a state license (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - IDFPR) to practice and gain employment. Because this is an advanced degree program, the CRT will continue on with the advanced board examinations and upon successful completion of these boards, the RRT credential will be awarded.The program is offered during daytime hours Monday through Friday. The Program is five semesters long, two years with a summer semester in between. Tuition is approximately $10,000.00 which includes program textbooks and lab fees. The Program is WIA approved and courses are recognized for financial aid. New classes start every fall, the last week in August. We have ample free parking behind the school on Jackson Boulevard.YouTube also has some very interesting videos about the profession and opportunities in various health care systems: You can also check the American Association for Respiratory Care, AARC, our professional organization’s website for more information about Respiratory Care. Log onto: . 5ths are accepted starting October 1 through March 15th of each year.Thank you for your interest in our program.Please contact us if you have further questions.Jane Reynolds, MS, MOT, RN, RRT, RCPGeorge West, MS, RRT, RCPRespiratory Care Program DirectorDirector of Clinical EducationEmail: jreynolds@ccc.edu Email: gwest@ccc.eduOffice:312 850 7382Office: 312 850 7383Pamela Nugent, MS, RRT, RCP, LNHACarmen Chorak, AAS, RRT, RCPRespiratory Care Program FacultyLab Coordinator/Tutor Respiratory Care ProgramEmail: pnugent1@ccc.eduEmail: cchorak@ccc.eduOffice: 312 850 7486Office: 312 850 7368Dorothy StewartAdministrative Assistant Respiratory Care ProgramEmail: dstewart50@ccc.eduOffice: 312 850 7386Respiratory Care Program AAS Degree Required Courses and Sequencing Chemistry 121 Mathematics 118 English 101Prerequisites Biology 116 or Biology 226 & 227_______RC 114 - Basic Respiratory Care_______RC 115 - Cardiopulmonary / Renal Anatomy and Physiology_______RC 116 - Patient Assessment _______RC 117 - Respiratory Pharmacology First Semester _______RC 118 - Respiratory Microbiology- or Microbiology 233 Fall_______RC 119 - Respiratory Care Laboratory I_______RC 127 - Clinical I _______RC 137 - Advanced Pathology and Clinical Application _______RC 139 - Respiratory Care Laboratory IISecond Semester _______RC 141 - Ventilatory Mechanics ISpring_______RC 129 - Clinical Practice II Third Semester_______RC 146 - Ventilatory Mechanics II Summer _______RC 200 - Respiratory Care Laboratory III_______RC 225 - Age Specific Care Fourth Semester _______RC 227 - Critical Care Services Fall 2nd year_______RC 222 - Clinical III_______RC 224 - Clinical IV_______RC 250 - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care_______RC 230 - Advanced Cardiopulmonary Monitoring Fifth Semester _______RC 260 - Advanced Specialty TopicsSpring 2nd Year_______ Physics 131 General Education degree _______ Social Science/Behavior Science Elective completion courses can be taken _______ Humanities Elective (must meet diversity requirement) anytime but must be completed to graduate with AAS degree. Program completion is the spring semester.These are the course requirements that you will need to complete the Applied Associate in Science Degree in Respiratory Care at City Colleges of Chicago at Malcolm X College. This is the sequence in which program core courses are offered and the semesters when they will be offered. Please plan accordingly.Respiratory Care Program informationThe Respiratory Care Program at Malcolm X College is a 2 year program that begins the last week of each August. Most of the courses take place during the day and classes are 5 days a week. The program is fully accredited by CoARC enabling all graduates to take their board examinations upon successful completion of the program. Upon graduation, students take three credentialing board examinations to achieve their Registered Respiratory Therapist credential. They must also apply for a state license to work in Illinois. Starting salaries for full time positions are about $44,000 a year. How do I apply to the Respiratory Care Program?plete the five prerequisites with a grade of C or better. You can still be completing the pre requisites when you apply to the program. However, you must have successfully completed all of the pre requisites by the time the program begins in the fall.2.Your overall grade point average should be 2.5 or higher.3.Obtain a copy of your Academic History if you attended the City Colleges.4.Obtain 2 official copies of transcripts from any other college(s) you attended. (Transcripts are not necessary for courses or transfer credits earned at any of the City Colleges, please just include a print out of your Academic History.) The Respiratory Care Program personnel cannot discern whether courses from other institutions meet the same course requirements at CCC. Academic advisors will be given your transcripts and after a careful review of your submission; you will be notified as to the status of your course work from other colleges transferring to CCC to meet the degree or prerequisite requirements. This typically takes 4 to 6 weeks.5.All applicants, if accepted into the program will have to provide a drug test and a criminal background check before progressing to the clinical practicum portion of the program.plete the application. Application Deadline March 15 of each year!7.Obtain three letters of recommendations (or use the forms included in this packet), from people other than your family members. Previous professors, employers, clergy, are good choices.8.Write a one-half-page essay on: “Why I want to be a Respiratory Therapist.” This should detail why you have chosen this profession and how you hope to contribute to the profession. Please do not describe what a Respiratory Therapist does, tell us why you want to be a part of this profession.9.Plan on a short interview regarding the program and be prepared to discuss time management and how will you manage 17 hours of course work and 30 hours of studying to be successful in the Respiratory Care Program at Malcolm X College.10.Application fee: The application fee should be paid to the Business Office on the ground floor – room 1418. The application fee is $35.00 – Account number 559. Obtain a receipt for this and attach that receipt to this application. This is a non refundable fee and the receipt must be submitted with your application.11.Assemble all of the documents above, along with the application fee receipt and submit your application package to: Jane Reynolds, room 3509 or Dorothy Stewart in room 3542.12. Application Deadline March 15 of each year!13.Application packets are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by June 1 of each year. There is a mandatory orientation session in mid-June for all accepted.Please be sure your application packet is complete or we cannot accept it.Applications are accepted starting October 1 through March 15th of each year. Respiratory Care Program information Application for year: Click here to enter C Student ID# Click here to enter text. Name: Mr. / Ms. / Mrs. First Name: Click here to enter text. Last name: Click here to enter text.Address: Street Click here to enter text.Apt #Click here to enter text. City Click here to enter text.State Click here to enter text.Zip Code Click here to enter text.Telephone #: Home Click here to enter text. Work Click here to enter text.Email address: Click here to enter text.(Please print clearly)Are you/were you a student at any of the city colleges? Yes ? No ? * How did you hear about the program? Click here to enter text.* Do you have any hospital work experience? No ? Yes ? (no experience is required)If yes, when?Click here to enter text. Where? Click here to enter text. For how long? Click here to enter text.Have you completed any program in the Allied Health field? Click here to enter text.__________________________________________________________________________________* When did you graduate? ? * Are you a: Certified Respiratory Therapist - CRT?No ?Yes ? If yes, year certified: Click here to enter text.(Please turn over to complete application)? Have you successfully completed any of the prerequisite following courses? Are you still working on them? Please indicate below:Course Number Yes NoYear taken or plan to takeGradeBiology 226, 227 or 116?????Click here to enter text.? Click here to enter text.Math 118????Click here to enter text.? ?Click here to enter text.Chemistry 121????Click here to enter text.??Click here to enter text.English 101??Click here to enter text.Click here to enter text.What is your Graduation GPA? Click here to enter ments: Click here to enter text.Applicant SignatureDate Click here to enter text.-11430011747500FOR OFFICE USE ONLYSchedule appointment: Yes ?NoDate email sent ________________Will call back __________________Not interested ___________________Remarks: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Respiratory Care ProgramReference FormApplicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.Applicant’s Name: ____________________________________ Phone: _____________________Applicant’s Address: ___________________________________ Zip code: ______________Recommender:How long have you known the applicant? ___________________ YearsPlease rate the applicant in the following areas:Above AverageAverageBelow AverageUnable to commentReliability ????Responsibility????Motivation????Academic Potential????Integrity????Oral Communication????Written Communication????Ability to work as a team member????Ability to adapt to stressful and changing situationsIs there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?Recommender’s Name: _________________________________ Title: _____________________Company/ Agency Name: ______________________________ Phone: ____________________Recommender’s Signature: _____________________________ Date: ______________________Respiratory Care ProgramReference FormApplicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.Applicant’s Name: ____________________________________ Phone: _____________________Applicant’s Address: ___________________________________ Zip code: ______________Recommender:How long have you known the applicant? ___________________ YearsPlease rate the applicant in the following areas:Above AverageAverageBelow AverageUnable to commentReliability ????Responsibility????Motivation????Academic Potential????Integrity????Oral Communication????Written Communication????Ability to work as a team member????Ability to adapt to stressful and changing situationsIs there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?Recommender’s Name: _________________________________ Title: _______________Company/ Agency Name: ______________________________ Phone: _______________Recommender’s Signature: _____________________________ Date: ________________ Respiratory Care ProgramReference FormApplicant: Please complete the information below and present this form to your recommender.Applicant’s Name: ____________________________________ Phone: _____________________Applicant’s Address: ___________________________________ Zip code: ______________Recommender:How long have you known the applicant? ___________________ YearsPlease rate the applicant in the following areas:Above AverageAverageBelow AverageUnable to commentReliability ????Responsibility????Motivation????Academic Potential????Integrity????Oral Communication????Written Communication????Ability to work as a team member????Ability to adapt to stressful and changing situationsIs there anything you would like to highlight about this applicant?Recommender’s Name: ________________________________________ Title: _______________Company/ Agency Name: _____________________________________ Phone: _______________Recommender’s Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ________________Respiratory Care Program Application ChecklistName: _________________________________________________Date: _____________( )Admission Application( )Essay (1/2 page ‘Why do I want to be a Respiratory Therapist?’)( )College Transcript(s) ( ) Three letters of Recommendation( ) Prerequisites:Biology 116 or 226, 227English 101Chemistry 121Math 118 Comments:For Office Use OnlyScheduled appointment date: ______________________Will call back: ___________________Not interested: ____________________Accepted term: ___________________Decline: Y or N Reason: ____________________________________ ................
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