<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/_showcase-1/programs/credentials/healthsci_respiratory_aas.php" dsn="credentials"><cred_title>Respiratory Care, AAS</cred_title><credential_desc>The Associate of Applied Science degree prepares you for an entry-level career. Learn about the treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Graduates can gain hands-on experience as respiratory care practitioners by administering therapeutic gases, medications, chest therapy, pulmonary function testing, and other services to hospital patients.</credential_desc><title>Respiratory Care</title><credential-type>Career/Technical</credential-type><department>Health Sciences</department><duration>2 Years</duration><credential_length_desc>This 66-credit program takes 5 terms to complete, including a summer term. Students must attend full-time.</credential_length_desc><credits>60</credits><track>0</track><stack_level>0</stack_level><loc>Central Campus</loc><cta_text>Apply to San Jac</cta_text><cta_link>/admissions/how-to-apply/apply.php</cta_link><link_text_1>Catalog</link_text_1><link_1>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/health-sciences/respiratory-care-aas/</link_1><link_text_2>Courses</link_text_2><link_2>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/health-sciences/respiratory-care-aas/#planofstudytext</link_2><link_text_3>Admissions Info</link_text_3><link_3>/programs/areas-of-study/health/respiratory-care/admission-info.php</link_3><link_text_4/><link_4/></item>