Respiratory Therapy Schools in California

Platt College

Associate
Respiratory Therapy
Ontario

California College San Diego

Bachelor, Associate
BS in Respiratory Therapy: The California College San Diego BSRT program prepares you to meet clinical and management challenges in this fast-growing field. You will learn the principles needed to successfully manage a respiratory therapy department, and will have the diverse knowledge required to be at the top of your profession.
Other programs available at California College San Diego: AS in Respiratory Therapy
San Diego

Kaplan College

Associate
Associate of Occupational Studies: Respiratory Therapy
Salida

Concorde

Associate, Certificate
Respiratory Therapy, Advanced Respiratory Therapy
Garden Grove, North Hollywood, San Bernardino

San Joaquin Valley College

Associate
Respiratory Therapy
Visalia, Bakersfield, Rancho Cordova

Carrington College California

Certificate, Associate
Respiratory Therapy
Pleasant Hill

Respiratory Therapy Schools in California

Individuals who are planning on attending respiratory therapy school in California have several options. Many community colleges, universities, and private technical schools in California offer a respiratory therapy program which includes classroom work as well as supervised clinical work at various hospitals. However, it is essential that the program you take is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care, otherwise you will not be eligible to take state board or national certification exams.

Training Options

Admission requirements, course style and tuition vary from school to school, but in general community college programs are less expensive than private institutions. Similarly, most community college respiratory therapy programs will award an associate degree, and require applicants to have taken classes in algebra and chemistry. Students who want to complete a respiratory program quicker may want to consider a private technical school or college.

Private Schools

  • Concord Career College is a private technical school in four locations across Los Angeles and San Diego. Their associate degree program takes 60 weeks to complete, requiring over 800 hours of clinical experience to be completed at various hospitals in the region.
  • Loma Linda University near Los Angeles is a great option for those wanting to earn a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy. In the first 2 years general education classes are taken, while in the last 2 students specialize, taking classes such as pharmacology, respiratory care and critical care. The program aso includes mandatory clinical rotations. The university has a large medical center with state of the art equipment. Applicants to the course are interviewed by program faculty.
  • California College San Diego offers a BS in Respiratory Therapy.
  • Western Career College offers both a certificate and an associate's degree in respiratory training.

Community Colleges

  • Napa Valley College admits 30 students each fall to the RT program, and requires college level algebra, chemistry and anatomy as a prerequisite. The program lasts 5 semesters, plus a 6-week summer semester. Students who need more flexibility can take in across 3 years.
  • American River College in Sacramento admits students each fall to their two-year RT program, which also requires college level algebra and biology as a prerequisite. Student rotations take place in a mixture of small community hospitals and large teaching hospitals such as the UC Davis Medical Center.
  • East Los Angeles College in southern California has an RT program which takes two years to complete
  • San Joaquin Valley College has locations all across California, including in Bakersfield, Rancho Cucamonga, Visalia and Sacramento. Most campuses admit students three times a year to the 18 month program. Applicants must sit an admission test and have a personal interview with the program director. The course consists of 900 hours of clinical rotations in areas such as pediatrics, adult critical care, neonatal intensive care and pulmonary rehabilitation, after which students graduate with an associate degree in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation.

Other cities in California

Online Schools

The following is a list of schools that offer online Respiratory Therapy Schools programs.

Independence University

  • BS - Respiratory Care

OTHER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA

Concorde Career College

201 East Airport Drive, San Bernardino, California 92408
Telephone:(909) 884-8891
http://www.concorde.edu 5100 Poplar Avenue Suite 132, Memphis, California 38137
Telephone:(901) 761-9494
http://www.concorde.edu

Concorde Career Colleges

4393 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, California 92113
Telephone:(800) 852-8434
http://www.concorde.edu 111 N. Havana Street, Aurora, California 80010
Telephone:(303) 861-1151
http://www.concorde.edu 3239 Broadway, Kansas City, California 64111
Telephone:(816) 531-5223
http://www.concorde.edu

Pima Medical Institute

957 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, California 85202
Telephone:(480) 644-0267
http://www.pmi.edu 3350 East Grant Road, Tucson, California 85716
Telephone:(520) 326-1600
http://www.pmi.edu/locations/tucson.asp 780 Bay Blvd Suite101, Chula Vista, California 91910
Telephone:(619) 425-3200
http://www.pmi.edu 7475 Dakin St Suite 100, Denver, California 80221
Telephone:(303) 426-1800
http://www.pmi.edu 3333 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, California 89121
Telephone:(702) 458-9650
http://www.pmi.edu 2301 San Pedro Ne, Albuquerque, California 87110
Telephone:(505) 881-1234
http://www.pmi.edu 2201 San Pedro NE Bldg 3 Ste 100, Albuquerque, California 87110
Telephone:(505) 881-1234
http://www.pmi.edu 9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400, Seattle, California 98115
Telephone:(206) 322-6100
http://www.pmi.edu 555 South Renton Village Pl-Ste 110, Renton, California 98055
Telephone:(425) 228-9600
http://www.pmi.edu