Respiratory Therapy
RESPIRATORY THERAPY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next RT Application submission period will begin Thursday, September 1, 2022, and it will end on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:59pm.
- You must have completed the following prerequisites prior to applying:
- RT-101: Introduction to Respiratory Therapy. (2 Units)
- HTH-TEK 133: Medical Terminology. (3 Units)
- Anatomy 001 or Bio 020: Human Anatomy w/ Lab. (4 Units)
- Physiology 001 or Bio 020: Human Physiology w/ Lab. (4 Units)
- Chem 051 or 065: Introduction to General Chemistry. (4-5 Units)
- Math 125 or higher. (4-5 Units)
- For an application, you will follow the instructions found on the link below:
https://forms.gle/tBNVMxwLLwVj4uYB8
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Contact Information
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Kendra Madrid
Dean of the Respiratory Therapy Program
Email: madridk@elac.edu
Office Location: G1 (CEWD OFFICES)
Phone: 323-265-8813Michael Haines
Chairperson and Program Director of the Respiratory Therapy Program
Email: Hainesms@elac.edu
Dept. Location: G5-211
Phone: 323-265-8711Allan Gonzales
Director of Clinical Education
Email: Gonzala22@laccd.edu
Dept. Location: G5-211
Phone: 323-265-8647Juan Loza
Senior Office Assistant
Email: RTProgram@elac.edu
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
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Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Therapy or CoARC is the Accrediting Body for the East Los Angeles Respiratory Therapy Program. Below is more information about CoARC:
1) CoARC's Main Webpage is:
2) 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.CoARC's Outcome Webpage is:
https://coarc.com/students/programmatic-outcomes-data/
3) East Los Angeles College's Respiratory Therapy Program Number is:
200102