Respiratory Care Accreditation & Licensing

Seminole State College's A.S. Degree, Respiratory Care program meets the educational and clinical requirements for licensing by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).  

"...all 49 states regulating the profession recognize NBRC examinations as standards for state licensure..."  See our professional licensure page for information on states where our programs meet educational requirements. 

The Respiratory Care Program at Seminole State is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). Seminole State is program #200359.

CoARC Accreditation

Seminole State's Respiratory Care Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) in conjunction with the Central Association of Advisors for the Health Professions of the American Medical Association.  CoARC accredits respiratory therapy programs in the United States.  To achieve this end, it utilizes an "outcomes based" process. Outcomes data from the Annual Report of Current Status is posted on the Programmatic Outcomes Data web page on the CoARC website.  Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.