Respiratory Therapist Program receives the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award

HFCC's Respiratory Therapist Program has recently received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). HFCC’s Respiratory Therapist Program received a certificate of recognition during the CoARC reception in July at the CoARC’s summer forum in New Mexico. This award is part of the CoARC’s continued efforts to value the RRT credential as a standard of professional achievement. When selecting programs for this recognition, the CoARC Board used objective criteria based on key accreditation metrics documented in the 2011 Annual Report of Current Status (RCS). These programs were required to having three or more years of outcome data; hold accreditation without a progress report; document RRT credentialing success of 90 percent or higher; and meet or exceed established CoARC thresholds for CRT credentialing success, attrition and positive job placement.