Respiratory Care
Respiratory therapists in Michigan are licensed health care providers. In order to be licensed you must earn a minimum of an associate's degree and successfully complete national exams.
Our program is five semesters, or two years in length. It's a cohort program, meaning students enter the program together, take all courses together in the same sequence, and graduate from the program together.
The respiratory care program at Delta College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care www.coarc.com.
Admission to the Respiratory Care Program
Getting your degree in the health field is unique compared to other programs. You must first take your prerequisite core courses, and then you apply for validation. The Registration Office validates your prerequisite courses to confirm you are eligible to begin the clinical portion of your program.
See validation requirements in the notations section of the Respiratory Care program in the catalog.
Getting your degree in the health field is unique compared to other programs. You must first take your prerequisite core courses, and then you apply for validation.
What's validation?
The Registrar's Office validates your prerequisite courses to confirm you are eligible
to begin the clinical portion of your program.
Success Tips
- Declare the Respiratory Care program.
- Meet with your advisor regularly. Stay on track with what you need to do to apply.
- Apply for validation with the Registrar's Office once you've started your final semester of prerequisite courses. (Portal login required.)
- Stay connected for important updates from Delta!
Advance-Standing Admission
Any student wishing to enroll with advance standing in the Respiratory Care program
must follow these steps.
- You must request copies of all official transcripts be sent to Delta College.
- Schedule an appointment with the Counseling & Advising office.
- Complete request for credit/waiver of required coursework with advisor. Come prepared with all course descriptions and course objectives.
- This must be completed by January of the year your wish to enroll.
- You must demonstrate at a level consistent with current program standards (program defined criteria) the knowledge and clinical skills (demonstrated appropriate competencies) from that portion of the program for which the advance standing is requested. This will include both written didactic and clinical examinations.
- You must satisfy all General Education and Respiratory Care course requirements (sponsor defined criteria) before a degree will be awarded.
Getting your degree in the health field is unique compared to other programs. You must first take your prerequisite core courses, and then you apply for validation.
What's validation?
The Registrar's Office validates your prerequisite courses to confirm you are eligible
to begin the clinical portion of your program.
Success Tips
- Declare the Respiratory Care program.
- Meet with your advisor regularly. Stay on track with what you need to do to apply.
- Apply for validation with the Registrar's Office once you've started your final semester of prerequisite courses. (Portal login required.)
- Stay connected for important updates from Delta!
Advance-Standing Admission
Any student wishing to enroll with advance standing in the Respiratory Care program
must follow these steps.
- You must request copies of all official transcripts be sent to Delta College.
- Schedule an appointment with the Counseling & Advising office.
- Complete request for credit/waiver of required coursework with advisor. Come prepared with all course descriptions and course objectives.
- This must be completed by January of the year your wish to enroll.
- You must demonstrate at a level consistent with current program standards (program defined criteria) the knowledge and clinical skills (demonstrated appropriate competencies) from that portion of the program for which the advance standing is requested. This will include both written didactic and clinical examinations.
- You must satisfy all General Education and Respiratory Care course requirements (sponsor defined criteria) before a degree will be awarded.