To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).
Respiratory Therapist are an important member of the healthcare team. Join CVCC’s Respiratory Therapy Program! Apply NOW! ANSWER THE CALL!
Program Pathways
Respiratory Therapy Handbook
The Respiratory Therapy Handbook contains program goals, grading and academic standing, and program policies. The handbook is updated annually.
Important Links
Program Links
- The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
- American Association for Respiratory Care
- The Virginia Society for Respiratory Care
- University of Virginia Health System (Clinical Affiliate)
- Centra Health (Clinical Affiliate)
- National Board of Respiratory Care
- Va Department of Health Professions License Application
- Virginia Department of Health Professions
- Virginia Respiratory Therapy licensure
- What is an RT?
Licensure & Certification Disclosures
Professional Licensure & Certification Disclosures for the Respiratory Therapy Program
Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The Respiratory Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC).
This program is designed to meet the educational requirements for respiratory therapists in Virginia. If you intend to seek licensure outside of Virginia after finishing your program, use the link below to find information on the state or U.S. territory in which you intend to be licensed in order to identify whether CVCC’s Respiratory Therapy program meets, does not meet, or if it has not been determined if it meets the educational requirements for licensure. If CVCC’s program has not determined if it meets the educational requirements for licensure in the state in question, it may meet all or a portion of the educational requirements. If that is the case, we recommend that you contact the licensing agency directly before beginning the CVCC program.
For detailed state licensure information related to a Virginia Respiratory Therapy Educational program review requirements on the Virginia Department of Health Professions website. https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/medicine/advisory/rcp/
This program meets the licensure requirements in all states except Alaska. Licensure requirements has not been determined in Alaska because licensure is not currently regulated.
Alabama
Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy
Alaska
(Not currently regulated in Alaska)
Arizona
Arizona State Board of Respiratory Care Examiners
Arkansas
California
Respiratory Care Board of California
Colorado
Colorado Society for Respiratory Care
Connecticut
Connecticut State Department of Public Health
Delaware
Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
District of Columbia (D.C.)
Maryland/District of Columbia Society for Respiratory Care
Florida
Florida Board of Respiratory Care
Georgia
Georgia Composite Medical Board
Hawaii
Hawaii Society for Respiratory Care
Illinois
Illinois Financial & Professional Regulation
Indiana
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
Kansas
Kansas Respiratory Care Society
Kentucky
Kentucky Board Of Respiratory Care
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Maine
Maine Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners
Maryland
Maryland/District of Columbia Society for Respiratory Care
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Respiratory Care
Michigan
Michigan Board of Respiratory Care
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
Mississippi
Mississippi Society for Respiratory Care
Missouri
Missouri Board for Respiratory Care
Montana
Montana Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Respiratory Care Practitioners Governing Board
New Jersey
New Jersey Society for Respiratory Care
New Mexico
New Mexico Society for Respiratory Care
New York
New York State Society for Respiratory Care
North Carolina
North Carolina Respiratory Care Board
North Dakota
North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Respiratory Care Practitioners
Oregon
Oregon Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Society For Respiratory Care
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
South Carolina
South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care
South Dakota
South Dakota Society for Respiratory Care
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health
Texas
Utah
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Vermont
Vermont Respiratory Care Practitioners
Virginia
Washington
Washington State Department of Health
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Society for Respiratory Care
Wyoming
Advising Services
For more information about this program contact: 434.832.7800 or advisingservices@centralvirginia.edu
or
Wendy Ayers, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS
Program Director/Associate Professor
Accreditation
The Central Virginia Community College Respiratory Therapy Technology Program located in Lynchburg, Virginia awards an Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy Technology and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). 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. CVCC's Respiratory Therapy program is an entry level program into the Respiratory Therapy profession.
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Programmatic outcomes data reported on the CoARC website include:
- 10-year reaffirmation was granted on July 14, 2023
- An annual report is submitted every July 1
- 3-year time period being reported
- Credentialing success
- RRT credentialing success
- Attrition
- Job placement
- Overall Graduate Satisfaction
- Overall Employer Satisfaction
- Graduation Rate
- Total number of program enrollees
- Total number of program graduates
- Maximum Annual Enrollment