Respiratory Therapy

• Description: Fourth of seven courses paralleling content taught in courses in the Respiratory Therapy Program. Content to include invasive and non-invasive ventilation strategies and management, arterial blood gases, and innovative approaches to the management of ARDS. Develop and strengthen concepts taught in the concurrent lecture and laboratory sessions of the program. Intended for students in the Respiratory Therapy Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: RSPT 55C.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 2 hours lab per week. 24 hours total per quarter. (24 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

There is a selective admission process to enroll in these classes. For an application, call (650) 949-7538.

• Description: Develops and enhances the concepts and skills essential to meet the needs of patients placed on invasive and non-invasive ventilation. Overview of modes of ventilation, humidification and medication delivery. Includes laboratory exercises of commonly used ventilators and patient-ventilator simulations. For continuing education purposes, new ventilators and state-of-the-art theories on ventilation will be presented based upon current research. Intended for students in the Respiratory Therapy Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisites: RSPT 50C and 51C.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter. (72 hours total per quarter.)
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

There is a selective admission process to enroll in these classes. For an application, call (650) 949-7538.

• Description: Exposure to hospital departments. Clinical application of respiratory therapy procedures. Interpretation of basic diagnostic data and correlation to applied therapies. Intended for students in the Respiratory Therapy Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: RSPT 50C.
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 6 hours lab per week. This is a clinical laboratory course. 72 hours total per quarter. (72 hours total per quarter.) This is a clinical laboratory course.
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

There is a selective admission process to enroll in these classes. For an application, call (650) 949-7538.