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For the fifth consecutive year, the respiratory care program at South Dakota State University has been honored for achieving 100% Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success.

The President’s Award for Excellence in Credentialing Success is awarded by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. ������Ƶ is one of a select few programs nationwide to earn the award.

Lacy Patnoe, director of the ������Ƶ program, said the award confirms that the program has students soundly prepared for entry into the health profession. The commission views credentialing “as a measure of a program’s success in inspiring graduates to achieve the highest educational and professional aspirations.”

The ������Ƶ respiratory care program is in the Allied and Population Health Department within the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.

The associate program begins each May and consists of a year of both didactic and labs in the classroom with clinical rotations in the second year. The bachelor’s degree can be obtained completely online and done while working as a registered respiratory therapy practitioner.

The program has 100% job placement rate along with a board exam pass rate much above the national average.