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