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THE RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Missouri Western Respiratory Therapy (RT) Program offers a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy.  RT focuses on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, management and rehabilitation of patients across the lifespan experiencing breathing and/or other cardiopulmonary issues.  Respiratory Therapists work in hospitals, nursing homes, offices, sleep labs, rehabilitation facilities and even patients own homes.  The program is governed by the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (CoARC).  Visit the CoARC website to obtain more information about RT.

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Accreditation

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy 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.

The MWSU, CoARC program number 200646, Bachelor’s degree awarded, located at 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, Mo 64507 holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). This status signifies that a program with an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the Standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR) and any other documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit), to be allowed to admit students. It is recognized as an accredited program by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), which provides enrolled students who complete the program with eligibility for the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). The program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until it achieves Continuing Accreditation.

CoARC
264 Precision Blvd.
Telford, TN 37690 USA
Telephone: (817) 283-2835
Fax to Plain Paper: (817) 354-8419
Fax to Email: (817) 510-1063

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