Explore our Advanced Adult Critical Respiratory Care Certificate
If you are a currently licensed and credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapist, this certificate gives you a chance to develop your skills in advanced adult critical care. This program prepares you for the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Adult Critical Care Specialty (ACCS) Exam. This credential could be covered by your employer's tuition reimbursement if you are a working respiratory therapist.
This credential can give you increased practice opportunities in adult critical care areas and modalities.
Features of SPC's Advanced Adult Critical Respiratory Care Certificate
At SPC, we offer:
- Classes taught by instructors who are experts in their fields
- Coursework written by respiratory therapists familiar with hospital procedures
- This certificate completely online with no lab requirements
- Tuition half that of a state university
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN in SPC's Advanced Adult Critical Respiratory Care Certificate
- Advanced patient assessment
- Advanced management of ventilation and oxygenation
- Airway management
- Specialty gas administration
- Pharmacology
- End of life care
Advanced Adult Critical Respiratory Care Certificate Advanced Technical Certificate without Financial Aid Eligibility
RESACC-ATC
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2019 (565)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2019 (565), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Summary
This program will enable currently licensed and credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) to assess and develop their skills in advanced adult critical care, including, but not limited to the areas of advanced patient assessment, advanced management of ventilation and oxygenation, airway management, specialty gas administration, pharmacology, and end of life care. This program will also assist the practitioner in preparing for the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Adult Critical Care Specialty (ACCS) Exam
Graduation Requirements
Complete all program courses with a minimum grade of "C".
Academic Pathways
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Program Leadership Information
Florida CIP Code
351090866 - Respiratory Care ATC
Federal CIP Code
51.0908 - Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
In order to take this certificate, you need as A.S. degree in Respiratory Care, a current Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential, and an active and valid license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
This advanced technical certificate is embedded in our B.S. degree in Cardiopulmonary Science.