The Respiratory Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care [CoARC].  You may visit the CoARC website and review program outcomes, compare the performance of Dixie State College to other programs in the country, and confirm the accreditation status of our program (or any Respiratory Therapy program in the U.S.A.).  Contact information for CoARC is:

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

1248 Harwood Road

Bedford, TX    76021

817-283-2835

http://www.coarc.com

The professional organization for respiratory therapists is the American Association for Respiratory Care [AARC]. You may visit the AARC website for information regarding job opportunities, career description, membership, research, clinical practice guidelines and protocols. Contact information for the AARC is:

http://www.aarc.org

Graduates of accredited programs are eligible to take credentialing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care [NBRC].You may visit the NBRC webiste for information regarding levels of credentials, eligibility and fees for various examinations, and links to licensing statutes for respiratory therapists in all states in the U.S.A. Contact information for the NBRC is:

http://www.nbrc.org