Mentor: Respiratory Therapy Program Receives Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award

Press release from Lakeland Community College:

June 22, 2021

By: Jessica Novak

The Lakeland Community College Respiratory Therapy Program is among a select group of programs that have been recognized by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) to receive the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award. CoARC accredits degree-granting programs in respiratory care throughout the country that have undergone a rigorous process of voluntary peer review and have met or exceeded the minimum accreditation standards as set by the professional association.

The department is led by Catherine Kenny, Ph.D., RRT, director and professor of respiratory therapy at Lakeland.

The award is presented as part of CoARC's continued efforts to value the RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) credential as a standard of professional achievement.

According to CoARC, the success of Lakeland's Respiratory Therapy program is measured by inspiring its graduates to achieve high educational and professional goals.

The CoARC board used objective criteria based on key accreditation metrics to select programs for the recognition. Among these were maintaining an RRT credentialing success of 90% or above among Lakeland's respiratory therapy graduates for the past three years.

The Lakeland's Respiratory Therapy program is currently accepting new students. Fall semester begins Aug. 21. For more information, contact counseling@lakelandcc.edu.

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