Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Respiratory Therapists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at John C Calhoun State Community College, Shelton State Community College, and University of South Alabama.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider University of South Alabama and UAB.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Wallace Community College Dothan and UAB.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Wallace Community College Dothan, John C Calhoun State Community College, and Wallace State.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of University of South Alabama, Shelton State Community College, Wallace Community College Dothan, and Wallace State.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of UAB, University of South Alabama, and Wallace State.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at UAB.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at UAB and University of South Alabama.
Working as a Respiratory Therapist in Alabama
Respiratory therapists, also referred to as respiratory care practitioners, perform the responsibilities of evaluating, treating, and caring for patients suffering from respiratory or cardiopulmonary disorders. They work under the supervision of physicians and provide respiratory care to patients, as well as perform therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures on them. Respiratory therapists may also be required to supervise the work of respiratory therapy technicians. Read a detailed Respiratory therapist job description and schools overview.
The Alabama Society for Respiratory Care offers information regarding education and career advancement opportunities to respiratory therapists in Alabama.
State Requirements
The State of Alabama requires all respiratory therapists to be licensed by the Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy.
Major Industries
Most respiratory therapists are employed in hospitals. Other industries in Alabama include:
- Consumer Goods Rental
- Health and Personal Care Stores
- Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- Home Health Care Services
- Nursing Care Facilities
- Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
Major Employers
Some of the major employers of respiratory therapists in Alabama are:
- Aarons Sales & Lease Ownership (Consumer Goods Rental)
- Deuel Drug Store (Health and Personal Care Stores)
- ABS Business Systems (Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers)
- Huntsville Hospital (General Medical and Surgical Hospitals)
- Saads Health Care (Home Health Care Services)
- Lab Corporation (Nursing Care Facilities)
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