呼吸保健涉及对诊断为心肺疾病的患者进行评估和治疗。从业人员执行的程序涉及氧气和医用气体的管理，湿度/气雾疗法，各种呼吸治疗，心肺复苏，机械通气，肺功能诊断测试以及患者/家庭教育。
The Respiratory Care Technology program is a sequenced learning experience offering classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences relevant to the practice of state-of-the-art respiratory care. Graduates of the program receive an Associate of Applied Science degree and are prepared for the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. You will learn content and clinical practice experiences that are designed to sequentially develop, apply, critically analyze, integrate, synthesize, and evaluate concepts and theories in the performance of respiratory care procedures. Through structured, sequential, competency-based clinical assignments, concepts of team practice, patient-centered clinical practice, and professional development are discussed, examined, and evaluated.