Education
Respiratory Care Education in North Carolina
· The first Inhalation Therapy Education Program in the state was at NC Baptist Hospital, starting in 1964. In 1972, this hospital based program moved to Forsyth Technical Institute, which became Forsyth Community College.
· The second Inhalation Therapy Education Program, established in 1965, was at Duke University Hospital. This program moved to Durham Technical Institute in 1970 to become the state's first college-based Inhalation Therapy Program.
· The first baccalaureate Respiratory Care Program in the state was established at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2007.
College-Based Respiratory Care Programs in North Carolina
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Date Program Started
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College
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1964
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Forsyth Technical Community College
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1965
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Durham Community College
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1973
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Central Piedmont Community College
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1975
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Stanly Community College
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1977
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Sandhills Communty College
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1978
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Fayetteville Community College
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1979
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Carteret Communty College
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1983
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Pitt Community College
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1988
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Edgecomb Community College
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1988
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Robeson Community College
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1990
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Southwestern Community College
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1991
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Catawba Vally Community College
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1999
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Rockingham Community College
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2007
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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2008
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Wilkes Community College
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