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Respiratory Therapist

Offered by Concorde Career College-Aurora Aurora, Colorado

Overview

Tuition $50,530
Duration 17 months
Accreditor CoARC
Restores patients' pulmonary function and supports breathing by planning and administering medically prescribed respiratory therapy across acute and home settings.

Career outlook

Hospitals and home care providers hire respiratory therapists to restore and support patients' pulmonary function. They administer prescribed therapy, manage ventilators and oxygen, and design care plans to help patients breathe and recover.

Getting in

What Concorde Career College-Aurora asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Aurora campus has relocated to Denver (4300 N. Kittredge St). Catalog program costs: tuition $45,752 + textbooks/digital content $3,728 + technology fee $1,050 = $50,530. Program page: as few as 17 months, 76 credit hours, continuing accreditation from CoARC. No NBRC/TMC pass rate on the pages fetched.

Prerequisite courses

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Concorde Career College-Aurora. Open a category to see each one.

Entrance exams

2

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

3

Paths

Routes into RT. The first step is where you enroll today.

Pre-Nursing to Respiratory Therapist

Community college associate pathway

Pre-Nursing RRT

Interested in respiratory therapy? Start with Pre-Nursing, find respiratory therapy programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline
2 to 3 years
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